Maine-lining Freight: Superhighway needed to max port usage

MONCTON. N.B. -- Pave it and they

Friends, through thick borders and thin trade

NEW ORLEANS -- The tres hombres -- George Bush, Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderone -- have come out swinging in firm opposition to any tinkering with NAFTA but in full support of more efficient border crossings.

It’s Canada’s turn for pre-, e-notification

WINDSOR -- A select group of truckers attending the recent Driving for Profit seminar in Windsor, Ont., got an earful and a leg up on some big changes coming to border crossings.

US-Canada surface trade jumps nearly 20% in Feb

WASHINGTON -- Surface transportation and trade between the United States and its NAFTA partners took a significant 16.3 percent upturn in February 2008 from the same period the year before.

Manitoba steers efforts towards enhanced licenses

WINNIPEG -- The enhanced driver's license crusade is in full swing in Manitoba as proposed legislative amendments have been introduced.

GreenLink Lite? Final plan for Windsor border highway unveiled

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The overwhelmed border gateway in Windsor will soon get the most expensive and innovative highway ever built in Ontario.

Border route notice ‘dog-‘n-pony’ stunt: Mayor

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The embattled Mayor of this border town once said he'd sue if he thought federal and provincial officials fail to give the city's preferred border highway proposal a fair shake.

Without action, US headed for infrastructure ‘crisis’: Study

NEW YORK -- America needs to overhaul its outdated regional infrastructure planning process and create a viable federal framework, or face compromising its ability to compete in a global marketplace.

City can’t block Ambassador Bridge work: Michigan Court

DETROIT -- The Ambassador Bridge can proceed with its twin expansion project without interference from the City of Detroit, a Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Industry Minister frustrated by slow border

WASHINGTON -- Federal Industry Minister Jim Prentice arrived in Washington, D.C. this week with a simple message: a slow border is bad for business, so fix it.

New Windsor bridge location selected: Report

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The official announcement of where a new Windsor-Detroit crossing will be built won't come for weeks, but sources close to the situation tell the Windsor Star that it will go between the Brighton Beach power plant and the Canadian Salt Company location.

Truck border crossings down across province

TORONTO -- Declining rates of southbound truck crossing from Ontario reflects the province's weakening manufacturing base, says the Ontario Trucking Association.

Transport mergers & acquisitions slowing: Report

NEW YORK -- Both deal volume and value in the transportation and logistics industry declined during the first quarter of 2008, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers, and global deal activity is not on track to match the levels seen in 2007.

CBP still fixing ACE-FAST synching issues

WASHINGTON -- Problems still persist between the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) database, U.S. Customs acknowledges.

Lane limits causes delays at St. Stephen border

ST. STEPHEN, N.B. -- The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is notifying the the trucking industry that, effective immediately, there may be delays at the St. Stephen border crossing due to the temporary closure of some inspection lanes.