ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Mr. Moroun goes to Ottawa; Bridge execs keen on talking to new transport minister

WINDSOR - Matty Moroun, the billionaire trucking and warehousing mogul who owns the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor-Detroit, has been eager to meet with Canada's newest transport minister, TodaysTrucking.com has learned.

SPECIAL REPORT: Ambassador to forge ahead with twin span

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Despite having their border solution proposal rejected by a binational border selection committee last fall, Ambassador Bridge officials are pushing forward with plans to build a twin span across the Detroit River.

TWIC of the Trade: Homeland Security begins background checks on port workers

WASHINGTON, -- Workers who access U.S. ports will be the first to undergo enhanced background security checks under Homeland Security's previously announced biometric-based Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).

CBP issues e-manifest protocol for drivers

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an information notice to trucking carriers and drivers advising them of the proper e-manifest documentation that must accompany truckers to the border under Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) rules.

Criss-Crossing: US Senator introduces bridge regulatory bill

DETROIT -- The owner and operators of the Ambassador Bridge may feel like they're being pulled at both ends these days, as a U.S. Senator has tabled a bill similar to proposed Canadian legislation which would attempt to give the government more control of international border crossings.

No Surprise Here: Trucking still top freight mover Transport Canada says

OTTAWA -- A recent Transport Canada annual report reinforces that Canada's trucking sector is dominated cross-border trade with the U.S.

US trucking research firm tapped to assess Customs’ ACE impacts

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) announced it has been commissioned by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) to conduct a Border Efficiency Assessment, specifically focusing on the Agency's Truck E-Manifest initiative and its use by motor carriers.

Ambassador Execs to Ottawa: ‘Put down your sword’

OTTAWA -- The president of the Ambassador Bridge and son of the bridge company's powerful owner traveled to Parliament Hill yesterday to voice concerns over a government proposal that attempts to take some control of international border crossings, including the private Ambassador Bridge.

What’s in a name? Detroit votes to rename co-owned tunnel

DETROIT -- Detroit's city council has moved to rename at least its half of the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel.

Windsor gateway improvement project kicks off

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Three levels of government are moving ahead with $357,000 in road improvements on feeder routes to the Windsor-Detroit Border.

U.S. bill blocking Canadian trash advanced by Senate

WASHINGTON -- Canadian waste haulers dumping in Michigan may soon see sky-high trucking fees and stepped-up equipment inspections when they show up at the border.

SPECIAL REPORT: Bridge Co. requests permit for twin span

DETROIT -- The owners of the Ambassador Bridge have officially filed a permit application to begin construction of its "enhancement project," which includes a new, six-lane twin span across the Detroit River.

Can-Am mayors urge alternative to passport rule

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Canadian and American city mayors at a joint summit called on the Bush administration to rethink its controversial Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.

EXCLUSIVE REPORT: Blue Water Bridge backs CBP’s ‘hybrid’ plaza reconstruction

PORT HURON, Mich. -- Officials at the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia, Ont. and Port Huron, Mich. say they will go on the record in support of a third, "hybrid" proposal in an attempt to correct the American Plaza infrastructure problems that have plagued the border crossing for over a decade.

Truckers hauling waste to U.S. granted reprieve from PAPS switch

TORONTO -- U.S. Customs will delay terminating solid waste shipments from the BRASS "line-release" clearance program.