‘Buy American’ light? Senate eases protectionist bill

OTTAWA -- International Trade Minister Stockwell Day and many Canadian manufacturers and exporters are breathing a sigh of relief as the U.S. Senate moved on President Obama's promise to water down the protectionist 'Buy American' measure

Canada posts first trade deficit in over 30 years

OTTAWA -- The global economic downturn caused both Canadian exports and imports to drop in December, with the former continuing to fall at a faster pace.

Economic winds to blow west? Execs think so

EDMONTON -- No two economies are created equal, but there's a pretty good consensus globally that business won't come easy in the next year or so.

Feds pass bridge-tunnel oversight Act

OTTAWA -- A federal proposal that requires Ottawa to keep closer watch on the operations and security of the country's 24 international bridges is now law.

Ambassador Bridge project gets green approval from U.S.

WARREN, Mich. -- The U.S. Coast Guard recently issued a Draft Finding of no significant impact on the Ambassador Bridge Enhancement Project.

Room to Move: Bright side to US real estate crash for some fleets?

WASHINGTON -- The crash in the U.S. real estate market, including declining property values for commercial properties, is turning into an unlikely boon for trucking carriers looking for new digs, reports Traffic World Associate Editor John Gallagher in a Special Report titled "Terminal Buy Time."

Carriers report new wave of fraudulent DOT letters

TORONTO -- Trucking groups in Canada and the U.S. are warning carriers of a new round of fraudulent letters from scammers purporting to be from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Adios? Budget bill could end Mexican cross-border program

WASHINGTON -- America's controversial, but ongoing Mexican cross-border truck program may once again come to a halt if an omnibus budget bill in the U.S. House introduced Monday is passed.

Debate over mileage tax continues in US

WASHINGTON -- Despite the plan being slapped down by the White House last week, U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders hinted that Big Brother may still be looked upon to bridge the funding gap in transportation.

Border security programs need coordination: CTA

OTTAWA -- In an appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, the Canadian Trucking Alliance urged the federal government to avoid further duplication and overlap as it rolls out new transportation security measures.

NAFTA surface trade fell again to close ’08

WASHINGTON -- Surface transportation between the U.S and Canada dropped a whopping 17 percent in December 2008, compared to the same month the year before.

Canadian steel mills mothballed; closure hurts Hamilton

HAMILTON, Ont. -- The Canadian steel industry is the latest in the manufacturing sector to get slapped with the blowback from the eroding U.S. economy.

Chicago area highways some of the most congested in US

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The I-80 at I-94 split near Chicago is considered the worst bottlenecked section of roadway in the U.S., according to the American Transportation Research Institute.

DTOPS cross-border contingency plan ended

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection has finally cleared up the backlog of Decal and Transponder Online Procurement System (DTOPS) renewals and as of this week has suspended the carrier user fee contingency plan that was in place for the last three months.

Between Barack and a hard place

TORONTO -- The new American president and Congress aren't alone in their protectionist sentiments, according to a UPS-sponsored survey of small and medium sized (SME) businesses in Canada.