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NJ Turnpike tolls could skyrocket

TRENTON, N.J -- Garden State officials have proposed doubling the toll rate on the New Jersey Turnpike over the next four years.

ATA seeks second opinion of ports’ ‘clean truck’ plan

WASHIINGTON -- The American Trucking Associations says it will seek immediate review of U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder's decision this week denying a request for a preliminary injunction against the Ports of Los Angeles

FedEx por favor

TOLUCA, MEXICO -- The uncertain future of the Mexico truck pilot program is of no concern to FedEx, as the transport company revealed plans to open up shop in Mexico.

U.S. border officials launch awareness campaign for Canucks

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Alongside the start of the National Football League season, U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched a massive border identification awareness campaign and now they're bringing the message to Canada.

LA port plan could be delayed

LOS ANGELES -- Despite winning a pivotal court decision to forge ahead with a controversial trucking project last week, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach might have to delay their plans anyway.

100,000 new Maritime jobs? New study says so

BAR HARBOR, Maine -- Old east coast joke:"What's the definition of a Nova Scotian?

Trucks blocked from Windsor border shortcut

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Trucks will be banned from entering westbound E.C. Row Expressway off Dougall Avenue in Windsor, Ont.

Online border wait times are anybody’s guess

EMERSON, Man. -- If you're heading to the border, it could take a bit of searching before narrowing down an accurate wait time estimate.

VIDEO REPORT: Michigan politicians try to dry out DRIC

DETROIT -- There are more important things needed in Michigan than a new bridge to Windsor, say a united group of U.S. state and local politicians.

Feds snub company’s first attempt for private bridge in Niagara

FORT ERIE, Ont. -- Despite getting turned down for a presidential permit to build a private bridge in Fort Erie-Buffalo, the Ambassador Niagara Signature Bridge Group insists it isn't giving up.

LA ‘clean truck’ port plan upheld — again

LOS ANGELES -- For the second time in a month, a U.S. court has denied a motion by the American Trucking Associations to block a truck certification program at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Bridge study team survives budget cuts; work to continue

LANSING, Mich., -- The Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) study has been given a lifeline by Michigan lawmakers.

American carriers urge financial bailout

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Bush administration and Congress need to take quick and decisive action to ease the current financial crisis in the U.S., says the American Trucking Associations.

US Customs to start enforcing APHIS

WASHINGTON -- Starting tomorrow, Sept.30, 2008, US Customs and Border Protection will begin to monitor transit movements of agricultural commodities going across the border.

Southwest Ont. trucking sheltered from US slump: Study

LONDON, Ont. -- If you're hauling autoparts south of the border you might not believe it, but a study by a pair of Western University professors suggests that southwestern Ontario industries have been able to deke past the crashing U.S. economy.