Today's Trucking Staff

Commission calls for major fuel tax hike

ARLINGTON, Va.-- As expected, the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission is urging the American government to drastically increase gas and diesel taxes in order to fix aging bridges and roads and expand infrastructure for growing capacity needs.

New ACE messaging system launched

WASHINGTON -- US Customs and Border Protection has will begin offering a free broadcast messaging system for ACE, called the Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS).

Canuck carriers may get shelter from new Michigan tax

LANSING, Mich. -- While many political stories in the U.S. focus on primary elections, Canadian cross-border carriers might want to keep a closer eye on Michigan's finance committee.

SPECIAL REPORT: Traffic guru greening path to new Windsor crossing

WINDSOR, Ont. -- It's not often politicians, businesses, and environmentalists are in agreement.

Road to US recovery likely long: Economists

LAS VEGAS -- The worst will likely be over by the time 2008 is done, but there's still no quick fix for the American economy and freight volumes, a group of economic forecasters told a theatre full of truck manufacturing execs yesterday.

USF Holland opens Canadian route with guaranteed timing

HOLLAND, Mich. -- USF Holland, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, announced the launch of its new guaranteed service to and from Canada.

Hauling out of Hollywood

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. -- The MSM Group of Companies recently established MSM US Transport to provide domestic direct line-haul LTL service in the U.S.

CBP set to muzzle oral declaration at border crossings

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Despite ongoing opposition, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin checking for citizenship and identity documents when entering the U.S. at land and sea crossings, beginning Jan. 31.

2006 best year ever for freight hauling

WASHINGTON -- Cross-border freight volumes may be struggling now, but the downturn comes a year after the U.S. experienced its best freight hauling period ever.

American truck tonnage surges to close ’07

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Most of the last 12 months in 2007 proved to be depressing for general freight haulers south of the border and international truckers that rely on that market.

Detroit Detour: Two-year closure of major border highway begins in Feb

DETROIT -- Getting through southwest Detroit after crossing the border is going to be a whole lot slower after February 25. That's when Michigan's Dept. of Transportation will shut down a stretch of the I-75 for almost two years.

Border ID rules not slowing down crossings: Reports

DETROIT -- It looks to be business as usual at several U.S.-Canada border crossings, despite a new rule kicking in today that requires anyone entering the U.S. to show an accepted form of identification.

CTA bends government ear over economic concerns

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Rising fuel prices and inefficient security programs were some of the concerns raised by the Canadian Trucking Alliance when recently discussing the trucking industries economic condition with federal government representatives.

Private bridge company aims to build new Niagara crossing

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- While it says that one bridge is enough for the busy Windsor-Detroit border, the Ambassador Bridge Company is forging ahead with a proposal to construct a second crossing at Ontario's next busiest border gateway.

Teamsters want DOT secretary canned over Mexican truck pilot

WASHINGTON -- One of the most influential labor organizations in the U.S., the Teamsters Union is now targeting Transportation Secretary Mary Peters' job.