Canada-U.S. trade falls nearly 10% in five years: Japan our #2

OTTAWA -- Canada is less reliant on U.S. trade than it's ever been before.

Obama ponders reviving Mexican truck program

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has received recommendations from his transportation secretary for ending the month-long cross-border trucking dispute with Mexico.

It’s TWIC Time: Biometric credential starts today

WASHINGTON -- Anyone entering the secure area of a maritime port in the U.S. as of today (April 15) must now possess a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) or equal ID or be escorted by someone who does.

US court dismisses legal challenge of Mexican truck pilot

WASHINGTON -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has lost its bid to have a court declare the now-defunct cross-border trucking pilot program illegal.

DHS secretary coming for dinner?

WASHINGTON, DC -- After making some puzzling comments about Canadian cross-border affairs, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has been invited north by Atlantic carriers to get a taste of Canadian trucking culture.

The economy through orange-colored lenses

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Trucking companies that "understand flexibility and have solid control of their costs moving into 2009 will manage through the volatility and prosper greatly when demand returns to the market place in Canada."

Enviro Ministry greenlights parkway truck route

WINDSOR -- The City of Windsor's preferred truck route to the U.S. border seems to be slipping farther from becoming a reality as the Ontario Environment ministry signed off on a competing proposal last week.

APHIS border fees going up

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture will increase certain fees under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

Proof Positive: Truckers brace for U.S. passport rule

WINNIPEG -- While an inborn love of hockey and double-doubles might be considered distinctively Canadian, wearing the home team's jersey and having a Tim Horton's coffee in the cup holder of your cab won't be enough for U.S. border guards in just a few weeks.

Transport minister backs new Windsor-Detroit bridge

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The government of Canada unequivocally reaffirmed its commitment to build a publicly controlled international bridge across Windsor and Detroit while dismissing ongoing plans by the private Ambassador Bridge Company to twin its span.

Border delays possible at Emerson and The Soo

EMERSON, Man. -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection is advising truckers and travelers entering the U.S. through the port of Pembina, N.D.-Emerson, Man. that ongoing construction work could slow down primary traffic lanes beginning today, May 12.

First annual Northern Border Highway Carrier Conference announced

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. border officials will be holding a one-day C-TPAT conference for carriers and shippers on August 19, 2009 in Buffalo, N.Y.

Customs, logistics firm pained by border traffic slump

TORONTO -- The largest Canadian customs broker is blaming a significant drop in Canada-U.S. commercial traffic for steep losses in its most recent quarter.

Bridge Co. plays class card in bid to stop rival span

DETROIT -- The billionaire owner of the private Ambassador Bridge is raising the stakes in his battle to stop a competing public bridge from being built a few miles away down the Detroit River.

Michigan officials urge Obama to fund new bridge to Canada

WASHINGTON -- A group of Michigan congressmen is urging Washington to put federal money behind the binational border team planning the design of a new public bridge between Windsor and Detroit.