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.

April fools: DRIC delaying study results

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The final recommendations of the Detroit River International Crossing study, may not be released in April as was originally expected.

Idaho road repairs could cost truckers

BOISE, Idaho -- A shortfall of $200 million in Idaho's transportation funding could end up costing truckers; including out-of-state operations.