Carriers can get foreign tax credit for N.J. tax July 10, 2003 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Canadian carriers operating in New Jersey can now claim the corporate business tax they pay there a...
Regulations Canam Manac puts its American and Mexican steel joist operations up for sale July 9, 2003 LONGUEUIL, Que. -- The Canam Manac Group has retained the services of Banc of America Securities LLC to sell, total...
Regulations U.S. bulks up border patrols July 8, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Homeland Security is adding more than 375 more permanent border patrol agents to various l...
Regulations U.S. beefs up border security July 7, 2003 ST. STEPHEN, N.B. -- The U.S. Border Patrol is bringing 60 veteran agents to Maine and hundreds more to the norther...
Regulations Think-tank says Canadians don’t take border security seriously enough July 3, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC -- Canada has made progress on ensuring a safe border with the U.S., but still, there are delays and...
Editorial Director’s Comment: In, and out, like a lion preview image Regulations Editorial Director’s Comment: In, and out, like a lion July 1, 2003 This month came in like a lion for truckers but, unfortunately, I don't think it will go out like a lamb.In the first week of June the industry received warning it may not get its way on the issue of ...
Pre-notification could be longer than expected preview image Pre-notification could be longer than expected July 1, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The industry-wide fear of lengthy pre-notification times for goods crossing the border has once more reared its ugly head.One hour is insufficient to allow U.S. officials to analyze...
Beef ban parks trucks preview image Beef ban parks trucks July 1, 2003 EDMONTON, Alta. - This May, the movement of cattle across the border, an industry worth no less than $4 billion to exporters, ground to a halt.All thanks to a single reported case of Mad Cow disease i...
Regulations CCRA heeds AMPS criticism, kicks off review July 1, 2003 OTTAWA, Ont. - The Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) recently kicked off a six-month review of its Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS), in the wake of increasing pressure by truckin...
Regulations Freight forwarding plagued by vicious computer virus: CIFFA July 1, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. - A vicious computer virus is reportedly making the rounds of Canada's customs and freight forwarding industry.The bad news comes via the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Associ...
Better times ahead for intermodal July 1, 2003 Better times appear to be in the offing for Quebec's intermodal trucking industry, at least according to Rod Fabbro, president of Transport Harlyn."There is peace now," said Fabbro."Things are now com...
Feds/Ontario throw $625M at roads and borders July 1, 2003 OTTAWA, Ont. - The federal and Ontario governments announced a $625 million solution to Ontario's border problems in May, with Ontario's Tories themselves promising somewhat more vague improvement pla...
Fixing the Canada-U.S. border should be top priority preview image Fixing the Canada-U.S. border should be top priority July 1, 2003 The number one issue confronting the Canadian economy is to ensure that we maintain open and efficient access to the U.S. market.Most other countries envy the access Canada has enjoyed. That access ha...
Patchwork preview image Patchwork July 1, 2003 FOX CREEK, Alta. - Like many linehaul truckers, there came a time in Len Fletcher's career when he simply wanted a break from life on the road. Two-and-a-half years of living in his truck had taken it...
Regulations FDA proposes 30-day detention period for food shipments July 1, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDAs) latest proposal outlines procedures the agency would use to detain food shipments for up to 30 days if there is evidence they present ...
