Today's Trucking Staff

Ambassador Bridge truck crossings plummet

WINDSOR, Ont. -- If this keeps up, there might not be a reason for a second bridge at the Windsor-Detroit Gateway after all.

Canadian fee ‘unfairly’ anchors down truck ferry

DETROIT -- The operator of the Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry is going head to bow with the Canadian government over what he says are "discriminatory" fees being charged to his small business.

New Brunswick paves the way for new border crossing

ST. STEPHEN, N.B. -- Federal and provincial funds are being used to help develop a new land border crossing in Atlantic Canada, something not seen for 30 years.

FAST renewals now available online

TORONTO -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that it is accepting applications for driver FAST replacement cards over the Internet. All FAST cards must be replaced by spring 2009.

DRIC could face two-pronged legal assault over border plans

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The president of the Ambassador Bridge said the "flawed" binational process to select and build a second international bridge between Ontario and Michigan could force the private bridge company into filing a legal challenge.

Can-Am surface trade falls again

WASHINGTON -- Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and NAFTA partners Canada and Mexico fell 2.1 percent in October 2008 from the previous year, reaching $72.7 billion, although it did rise slightly (1.2 percent from) the previous month in '08.

Final EOBR stalled; may not make publishing

WASHINGTON -- The much-anticipated final rule for electronic on board recorders (EOBRs) in the U.S. may not make it into the rulebooks during the final days of the Bush administration.

Billions in transport spending part of US stimulus deal

WASHINGTON -- Soon-to-be U.S. President Barack Obama will come out of the gates spending.

First leg of Niagara bridge work completed

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. -- The first phase of a $49-million expansion project at the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge is now complete.

Concrete Solutions: Infrastructure cash to save economy?

TORONTO -- Unlike the '30s when politicians tried to dig out of the Great Depression by squeezing the cash, today's leaders are gambling that spending is the adrenalin shot to restart the economy

DRIC defends truck route’s EA

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) is firing back at critics who claim the arms-length government agency didn't properly complete an Environmental Assessment for a new truck access road at the Windsor-Detroit Gateway.

ATA truck tonnage index plummets

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index plunged 11.1 percent in December 2008, marking the largest month-to-month reduction since April 1994,

DTOPS border contingency plan extended a month

WASHINGTON -- The contingency plan Canadian carriers have been operating under since December for Decal and Transponder Online Procurement System (DTOPS) renewals has been extended until the end of February.

APHIS inspection stepping up for Canada products

WASHINGTON -- Starting this weekend, on Feb. 1, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will increase inspection rates on Canadian-grown fruits and veggies entering the U.S.

EXCLUSIVE REPORT: Sparks fly in Canada over steely ‘Buy America’ plan

TORONTO -- Canadian steel producers and their trucking providers are trying to make heads or tails of what U.S. President Obama's protectionist 'Buy American' proposal means for their industry.