Chrysler CEO urges new international bridge

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The Windsor-Detroit Gateway needs a new bridge, insists the president and CEO of Chrysler Canada.

Flashing lights no cause for expedited border service

ROUSES POINT, N.Y. -- Two days after Quebec firefighters were delayed crossing the U.S.-Canadian border while responding to a fire a few miles away in Rouses Point, N.Y., a U.S. senator called for border changes.

House passes bill banning Mexican truck pilot — again

WASHINGTON -- It wouldn't be surprising if some Mexican truckers' heads are spinning right about now.

Canadian carrier making it big in Cali

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. -- MSM Canadian Transport is striking it rich in the Golden State.

Value of U.S.-Canada shipments hit highest y-y level on record

WASHINGTON -- Freight shipments from the U.S. to Canada and Mexico rose to their highest level ever last year, according to the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Speed up border clearance: Ambassador to US Customs

WASHINGTON -- Canada-U.S. border gateways are on the verge of turning into "parking lots" if U.S. Customs and Border Protection doesn't do something about expediting crossings soon.

Improved highway section opens on the QEW

NIAGARA FALLS -- A $50 million expansion of Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) was completed in the Niagara Region and is now fully open to traffic.

Dollar could trigger further US consolidation: Experts

TORONTO -- Most American carriers and owner-operators have historically avoided the Canadian border as much as they could help it. Too many headaches

Feds ink deal to work on additional border crossing

OTTAWA -- Canada's federal government and the US government signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) to maintain a high priority on the development of enhanced capacity of the border-crossing infrastructure in the Detroit-Windsor region.

TransCan reaffirms intention to seek P3 for new bridge

TORONTO -- A day after Canada's transport minister and his American counterpart pledged their commitment for a new, separate border crossing at the Windsor-Detroit Gateway,

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Michigan governor urges permits for twin span

DETROIT -- With the federal U.S. government and a good chunk of Detroit city councilors now publicly backing a new, separate bridge at the Windsor-Detroit Bridge, the privately-owned Ambassador Bridge could use as many allies as it can get to advance its own aim of constructing a competing twin span.

Ambassador Co. pitches environmental report to Canada

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The Ambassador Bridge formally submitted to Transport Canada its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed twin span of the current bridge.

New Ont. driver’s licence secure enough to pass WHTI standard

QUEEN'S PARK, Ont. -- Ontario has unveiled a new, more secure driver's licence card, meant to deter identity theft, Transportation Minister Jim Bradley announced today.

Ace Phase 2 begins at Maine, Minn. Border crossings

WASHINGTON -- Carriers and importers are being reminded by US Customs and Border Protection that this Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007, Phase 2 enforcement of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) e-Manifest program will begin all border ports in Maine and Minnesota.

Cross-border shopping ‘pales’ in comparison to ’80s: Statscan

OTTAWA -- Despite weekend scenes of long lineups of cars heading southbound into the U.S., increases in cross-border shopping have been minimal relative to retail sales, according to Stats Canada.