Today's Trucking Staff

Merchandise imports decline

OTTAWA -- Canada's merchandise imports declined 5.8 percent to $37.3 billion in August, the first decrease since March 2008, due to lower imports of energy and automotive products.

ATA files brief in LA Ports’ injunction appeal

WASHINGTON -- The American Trucking Associations filed its opening brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit last week in an effort to get an injunction against the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach'

Officials could tweak plan for new cross-border truck route

WINDSOR, Ont. -- A last-minute change to the new Windsor-Essex Parkway border route could bring the blueprint closer to the City of Windsor's preferred GreenLink plan.

Vote paves road for truck ferry expansion

WINDSOR -- City Council here has agreed to buy a small stretch of private land leading to the Windsor-Detroit Ferry terminal.

CBP announces new port hours at Que-NY; delays in Niagara

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), has announced the Border Inspection Stations at Churubusco, N.Y-Franklin Center, Quebec and Cannons Corners will revise their hours of operation for the winter.

Maine-Atlantic Canada corridor could shave trip time

HALIFAX -- A bold plan to build an east-west toll highway across Maine that would connect southwestern New Brunswick with Quebec near Sherbrooke was one of several highlights at the 2008 International Transportation Summit

Study: Truck, freight screening programs at border need flexibility

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Even though Canada is America's largest trading partner, federal policies south of the border sometimes fail to reinforce security without hampering trade.

Son of a Ditch! ’08 saw record number trucks screech to a halt

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- At one point last year, it looked as if fuel surcharges were going to be history.

Mexico truck project data lost in translation

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- While the numbers are positive, an independent panel evaluating the controversial cross-border trucking demonstration program says there were not enough participants for a meaningful comparison.

Cross-border transponder registration waiting for technology to catch up

OTTAWA -- It will still be a little longer before cross-border transponder transactions can be made on the Internet, so traditional paper may be needed for renewals in the near future.

Till Debt Do You Part: Owner-ops hit hardest in cash crunch

TORONTO -- As the economy took a tumble and the price of diesel continued to climb, Fred Cover found his receivables list getting progressively longer.

If It ‘Aint Broke: FMSCA leaves HOS rules unchanged

WASHINGTON -- In announcing its final hours-of-service rule, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration confirmed Tuesday that it will keep the 11-hour driving and 34-hour restart provisions.

Cross-border technology finally has a home on the Internet

OTTAWA -- The online system for the purchase, update and renewal of transponders, is now up and running after a lengthy delay.

New Year’s border could be messy without contingency plan: CTA

OTTAWA -- Months of problems with a new electronic renewal system for cross-border transponders has the Canadian Trucking Alliance concerned it could lead to snarled traffic at border crossings.

City preps for legal fight over border highway

WINDSOR, Ont. -- This pivotal border town is poised to make good on its threat to take the Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) study to court if it refuses to add more green space and environmental safeguards to its proposed border truck feeder route.