Transportation OTA to Bridge Folks: ‘Hate to see you toll us so’ August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- An 85-percent hike in tolls is a bit too much to swallow. Especially since we're barely inching out of a recession.
Transportation Sept exports rise; Autos get bump from ‘Cash for Clunkers’ August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- For the third time in the last four months, Canada's merchandise exports rose in September -- this time by $1.0 billion to $30.3 billion as volumes increased 4.5 percent.
Transportation CanAm truck ferry to close temporarily August 1, 2014 WINDSOR, Ont. -- The Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry will be closed down temporarily until February to undergo construction for an enhancement and infrastructure improvement project.
Transportation Ontario-America truck crossings show some bounce August 1, 2014 FORT ERIE, Ont. -- Month-to-month commercial truck crossings rose slightly in October at most Ontario-U.S. bridges and borders, but are still down significantly from the same period in 2008.
Transportation SPECIAL REPORT: The UVWs of the freight market August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- Alphabet soup-style economic forecasts continue to simmer. On the North American hot stove, there's been much talk of a 'U'-shaped recovery (a gradual upturn) in 2010, although how stretched out the bottom will be remains open to debate
Transportation CBP will not accept old FAST cards in New Year August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection says that drivers will no longer be able to use their old Free and Secure Trade (FAST) cards in passenger lanes effective January 5, 2010.
Transportation Meat haulers will no longer be notified of inspections August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- A few days after New Years, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will stop providing 72-hour advance notification of inspection of US meat imports.
Transportation Soaring Loonie could undermine trucking recovery: analysts August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- A loonie in flight could ground somewhat the projected growth of freight volumes in the coming months, according to transport analysts at National Bank Financial's Economics & Strategy Group.
Transportation New Windsor-Detroit bridge expected to get ‘green’ light today August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- Transport Canada is expected to announce that it has won approval for the its Environmental Assessment of a new public bridge between Windsor, Ont. and Detroit, The Windsor Star reports.
Transportation Cross-border surface trade still lags ’08 August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- Trade between the U.S. and Canada was down 25.7 percent in September compared to the same month in 2008, settling at $34.8 billion.
Transportation OTA urges delay of major toll hike at Blue Water August 1, 2014 LANSING, Mich. -- Nearly doubling truck tolls on the Blue Water Bridge during these fragile economic times, "is unreasonable and cannot be absorbed by carriers who operate under contracts with their shippers."
Transportation CBP gets low marks for container scanning systems August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection is not doing an unsatisfactory under the 9/11 Commission Act, which requires 100 percent of U.S.-bound cargo containers to be scanned by 2012.
Transportation US-bound exports keep posting modest gains August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- Led by gains from exports to the U.S., Canada's merchandise exports rose 3.4 percent in October.
Transportation U.S. trucking upturn won’t happen until ’11 August 1, 2014 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Carriers have a more optimistic outlook, with expectations for increased volume and rates in 2010, according to a fourth quarter Business Expectations Survey by Transport Capital Partners.
Transportation Think tank ranks U.S. highways from best to worst August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- For the ninth straight year, North Dakota was named the U.S. state with the best performing highway systems by free market think tank, The Reason Foundation.