Canadian Trade In Review: U.S. biz keeps falling, China rising

OTTAWA -- Canadian exports and imports took a major hit in the first part of 2009 and never really recovered, despite some modest periodic spikes in the latter part of the year.

Peace Bridge plaza improvements begin

FORT ERIE, Ont. -- Construction is set to begin on the Peace Bridge Commercial Lane Traffic Improvements project and is expected to be complete this summer.

Chat Linehaul: Canuck drivers dialling up U.S. cell plans

TORONTO -- Whoever said talk was cheap never used a Canadian cell phone in the U.S.

DOT program funds H2O freight lanes

WASHINGTON -- As part of its efforts to take trucks off of roads, the U.S. DOT has launched a program that subsidizes rivers and coastal routes that can take on freight and bypass congested lanes around ports.

Former trucking critic named FMCSA deputy administrator

WASHINGTON -- Perhaps to counterbalance the selection of former trucking association boss Anne Ferro to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the White House has appointed a former anti-truck group spokesman to be her deputy.

Border battle over Greenlink over

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The City of Windsor's much-hyped Greenlink truck bypass route proposal looks to be officially dead. And despite past threats to sue to get its preferred expressway built, City Council seems to be okay with how things ended.

Merchandise trade inches forward in Feb.

OTTAWA -- Canada's merchandise exports grew 2.8 percent in February, on the strength of industrial goods and materials, outpacing a 0.9 percent increase in imports.

Congressman wants Mexican trucks barred

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- A letter sent from U.S. Rep Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), and 77 other lawmakers, calls for the Obama administration to start the process of removing cross-border trucking provisions with Mexico from the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Officials urge Michigan to get DRIC project underway

DETROIT -- "Let's get 'er done!" Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm couldn't have been clearer on her opinion of the Detroit River International Crossing project.

Michigan vote critical to DRIC future, shipping conference hears

TORONTO -- Canadian transportation officials say we should know in June whether the proposed Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) project moves forward in a timely manner or gets hopelessly tangled in political knots for decades.

Judge demands to know why bridge boss ignored court order

DETROIT -- The president of the Ambassador Bridge has been ordered by a judge to explain why the company is not in contempt of court for failing to comply with a court order to take tear down newly built structures at the bridge.

US tonnage highest in 18 months

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index hit its highest level since November 2008 --arguably the month that the U.S. economy collapsed.

Canada offers Michigan $550M bridge bailout

LANSING, Mich. -- Canada must want a new bridge to the U.S. pretty bad. In an interesting twist to the ongoing saga at the Windsor Detroit border, Ottawa has offered $550 million toward cash-strapped Michigan's

NAFTA surface trade jump highest ever

WASHINGTON -- Surface transportation trade between the three NAFTA nations jumped 24.1 percent in February from a year ago -- the highest gain on record, according to the DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Trucks still best for hauling agriculture freight: USDA

WASHINGTON -- At least one government agency likes trucking as a form of transporting goods.