Border

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.

It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘establish’ is…

SAN FRANCISCO -- In politics, how a word is phrased and interpreted is everything.

Ambassador blocks northbound access to main route

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The Ambassador Bridge has erected barriers blocking access to northbound Huron Church Rd. as drivers heading into Canada come off the bridge.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Windsor truck marshalling hub closer to reality

WINDSOR, Ont. -- It's no secret that the biggest problem with the Windsor-Detroit gateway is the lack of infrastructure available for the number of trucks that bottleneck at the mouth of the border.

Bridge site could impact 400 homes; spark thousands of jobs: Study

DELRAY, Mich. -- The government consortium charged with selecting the location for a new bridge between Windsor and Detroit says a proposed site in the impoverished southwest suburb of Delray would cause the relocation of up to 414 and over 50 businesses.

Border costs at ‘breaking point’; biz group want APHIS scrapped

TORONTO -- The two leading Canadian and American business groups are demanding that their respective governments reduce overlapping rules at the border, scrap redundant fees, and explore capacity-boosting options like short seas shipping.

Mayor says he’ll fight for GreenLink truck route ’till the end

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Despite mounting opinion that Ontario will choose to disregard Windsor's enviro-friendly GreenLink truck artery plans, Mayor Eddie Francis says he's still optimistic -- albeit cautiously-- the plan isn't dead yet.

Contrans rises above economic pitfalls

WOODSTOCK, Ont. -- Despite a range of economic factors working against the trucking industry, Contrans Income Fund continued to increase its revenue in 2007.

Feds focused on second Windsor bridge; Minister says Ambassador at capacity

TORONTO -- Canada's trade minister says a series of border investments his Conservative government announced in last week's federal budget will help speed up cross-border transportation -- especially of auto parts -- and thin out traffic congestion at the nation's busiest land ports.

Canuck drivers renewing FAST cards at brisk pace: CBP

WASHINGTON -- Already, about 20 percent of the 5,800 FAST driver accounts set to expire before Oct. 1, 2008 have been renewed in the first two months of the year.

Second Windsor/Detroit bridge gets a boost

WINDSOR, Ont. -- A key part of the joint U.S./Canada effort to build a new bridge linking Ontario with Michigan across the Detroit River has been finished,

Relief on the way for busy Quebec border crossing

LACOLLE, Que. -- One of Canada's busiest border crossings will soon get a facelift, courtesy of the federal government.

Gov’t making strides on 401 expansion near Windsor

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Ottawa and the province of Ontario have announced joint funding for the final phase of the project to widen Highway 401 approaching the Windsor-Detroit border gateway.

DOT ponders extending Mexican truck program

WASHINGTON -- Just because the U.S. government faces the prospect of having a court cancel the controversial Mexican truck pilot project, doesn't mean it plans to put on the brakes any time soon.