Feds considered buying Ambassador Bridge: report

OTTAWA -- If you can't beat it, buy it? That could be what the federal government has in mind for its strategy to gain control of the Windsor-Detroit gateway.

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Days numbered on Mexican truck spat?

MEXICO CITY -- The trucking trade rift between the U.S. and Mexico could be coming to an end, Mexico's economy minister predicted this week.

Auto action leads way for export, import gains

OTTAWA -- The news is betting better when it comes to Canadian trade, as both imports and exports improved to close out 2009.

Demand coming to freight lane near you after 2Q

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Economic indicators in the transportation sector continue to point towards freight improvements in the second half of 2010 followed by a spike in demand for trucks going into 2011, according to ACT Research

CanAm procurement deal eases protectionist provision

OTTAWA -- A new government procurement agreement signed by Canada and the U.S. softens somewhat the impact of the protectionist "Buy America" clause imbedded in the U.S. Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

MDOT: Ambassador not interested in ITS border partnership

PORT HURON, Mich. -- The owner of the Ambassador Bridge has rejected forming a collaborate, real-time traffic information system with the nearby Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Mich.-Sarnia, Ont.

Michigan study reaffirms need for new border bridge

DETROIT -- Michigan lawmakers want to be sure future traffic needs will require a new crossing at the Windsor-Detroit gateway, and the state's Transport Department's latest study on the issue confirms there's a definite need.

No “W’-shaped recovery: trade researcher

WASHINGTON -- Trade watcher Ben Hackett, founder of the research firm Hackett Associates, says an analysis of import cargo volumes at major retail container ports in the U.S. shows that recovery is definitely underway, and fears of a W-shaped recovery are unlikely.

NDP not dealing with highway flood problems: Tories

WINNIPEG -- The reoccurring flooding issues that plague cross-border transporters dependant on Highway 75 have left critics of Selinger's government steamed as the first flood report of 2010 was released yesterday.

Maersk CEO apologizes for misdiagnosing market

TORONTO -- In a recent letter to customers, Maersk Line CEO Eivind Kolding says shippers and ocean carriers alike are "experiencing an instant change in the market" which has led to volatility and made business-as-usual impossible.

Ontario-eastbound truckers brace for monster storm

TORONTO -- Southern Ontario, upstate New York and the mid-Atlantic-New England regions are about to get walloped by winter later today and tomorrow.

ATA: Recent LA Port court ruling a ‘non event’

LOS ANGELES --The American Trucking Associations says pretty much nothing has changed at the Port of Los Angeles, even though the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to allow eight concession agreements

CTA wants U.S. hazmat fee reconsidered

OTTAWA -- Near the end of February, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) proposed a fee increase that didn't sit well with the Canadian Trucking Alliance.

Mexican truck revival project nearing

WASHINGTON -- A plan to reconcile the year-long trade dispute between the U.S. and Mexico is on its way, says Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.