Canadian Transportation Research Forum 45th Annual Conference
05/30/2010 – 06/02/2021
Toronto, Canada
The transportation and logistics landscape has changed dramatically in recent years. Shippers have attempted to
minimize their working capital by reducing their inventory and measuring their impact throughout the supply
chain. Carriers have attempted to become more efficient and responsive as a result, while new global trade
patterns have emerged with China and India. Government policy has favoured deregulation after a period of direct
involvement in transportation ownership and provision of service. Individuals are expecting greater mobility and
increases in population and trade are
strains on the existing infrastructure. Therefore the basic theme of
the 2010 CTRF Conference is Transportation and Logistics Trends and Policies: Successes and Failures.
These
global and domestic developments have raised several issues which this conference will explore and debate.
Beyond the main conference theme, provoking sessions will examine emerging issues and trends in areas such as:
safety, logistics and goods movement, urban transportation, human resource issues and the environment.
