Border wait times escalate this summer

DETROIT -- Truckers and travelers are reporting some of the longest cross-border lineups they've seen since the days immediately following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Mr. Hope goes to Ottawa with plans for Chatham border crossing

CHATHAM, Ont. -- Municipal officials in Chatman-Kent, Ont. will be lobbying Ottawa for another international bridge crossing in southwestern Ontario and Michigan.

CBP sets up desk to help ACE users expand capabilities

WASHINGTON -- With the deployment of new Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entry summary this month, and accounts, and revenue capabilities fast approaching,

FMCSA soon to enforce new Unified Carrier Registration fees

WASHINGTON -- The finishing touches are being made on the new U.S. Unified Carrier Registration (UCR), which will replace the old Single State Registration System for carriers and brokers.

Ole! Mexican trucks given green light to start crossing the border

WASHINGTON -- Transportes Olympic of Nuevo Leon of Nuevo Leon, Mexico and Stagecoach Cartage and Distribution from El Paso, Tex are the first two for-hire carriers cleared to cross deep into American and Mexican territory.

U.S. Senate votes to block Mexican trucking pilot

Just a few days after officially getting underway, the on-again, off-again Mexican truck program could be off yet again.

Ambassador boss says he’ll pay for new highway to bridge

WINDSOR -- Officials at the Ambassador Bridge say the company would be happy to pick up part of the tab for a new highway leading to the border in Windsor -- provided it leads to their bridge and not a new crossing proposed a few kilometers downriver.

Bridge must quantify truck emissions for twinning approval

WINDSOR -- Ambassador Bridge officials need to get a handle on the impact of truck diesel emissions from heavy trucks at the border if it hopes to win approval from Canadian authorities for a new six-lane twin span to Detroit.

Watchdog says FMCSA penalties not tough enough

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration does a good job of identifying unsafe truckers, but doesn't crack down hard enough when it nabs them, says the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Mexican trucker pay less than a quarter of some US drivers: OOIDA

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- Luis González last week became the first Mexican driver permitted to haul beyond the 25-mile restriction zone at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Ambassador to boost capacity if Michigan closes highways

DETROIT- The Ambassador Bridge says it will boost bridge staff to handle any additional volume if Michigan budget woes force any state-run highways to shut down or reduce capacity.

Twin span would improve air and noise for Windsor: Bridge Co.

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The operators of the Ambassador Bridge say that a new six-lane twin span across the Detroit River will not have any adverse effects on communities on either side of the border.

PARS, RMD no longer accepted by Canada Customs

OTTAWA -- Starting Mon. Oct. 15, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will no longer accept paper release forms for Pre-Arrival Review System (PARS) or Release on Minimum Documentation (RMD) from brokers and importers on most shipments.

Strike could choke border traffic in Sarnia

SARNIA, Ont. -- Thousands of trucks trying to cross the Blue Water Bridge at Sarnia, Ont. next week may be slowed to a crawl.

U.S. to track Mexican trucks with GPS technology

WASHINGTON -- Mexican trucks crossing into the U.S. as part of a controversial pilot project will monitored by GPS satellite technology beginning this month.