Schneider National wins Best in Security Award from CargoNet

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Schneider National has won CargoNet’s 2012 Best in Security Award. The inaugural award recognizes CargoNet members that have demonstrated best practices in cargo security through the use of the CargoNet program in...

Schneider National reduces cargo theft rates for sixth straight year

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Schneider National has reported declines in cargo theft rates for the sixth consecutive year. The company’s 2012 security results – including a 40% decline in full-truckload thefts and a 50% reduction in total...

Feds announce plans to modernize Lacolle border crossing

BOUCHERVILLE, QC – Ottawa has announced federal funding to expand and modernize the Lacolle Border Crossing.

CBSA nabs trio of tobacco smugglers

MONTREAL, Que. -- Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has seized nearly 48,000 kgs of tobacco from three Canadian truck drivers who attempted to smuggle the contraband into Canada via semi-trailer.

Canada-US announce truck cargo pre-inspection pilot

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, Vic Toews, and the US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that paves the way for a pre-inspection pilot to be conducted on...

Motor carriers miffed over delay in ACI eManifest program implementation

OTTAWA, Ont. – Canadian motor carriers who have made the investment and put forward the effort to be early-adopters of Canada Border Service Agency’s ACI eManifest program are not pleased by the agency’s announced delay in...

CBSA extends eManifest informed compliance period for highway carriers

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is extending the eManifest informed compliance period for highway carriers.

N.B. carrier calls police to report stolen load, gets hung up on

DIEPPE, N.B. -- The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) is unhappy with the response, or lack thereof, one of its member carriers received when reporting stolen cargo.

CargoNet offers tips on theft prevention over the holidays

TORONTO, Ont. -- CargoNet is warning trucking companies that cargo thieves will remain active during the holiday season, and has provided 11 tips to reduce the risk of being victimized.

CTA to CBSA: Fix ACI eManifest or risk losing carrier participation

OTTAWA, Ont. --  The Canadian Trucking Alliance has informed Canada Customs and Border Agency (CBSA) that member carriers are still experiencing difficulties and delays with the ACI eManifest program since the beginning of the informed...

CTA, CargoNet join forces to fight cargo theft in Canada

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has announced it will be joining forces with CargoNet to help motor carriers introduce an additional layer of security aimed at reducing their vulnerability to cargo crime.

CTA survey finds implementation of ACI eManifest ‘going well’

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance has surveyed its members to gauge experience with ACI eManifest ahead of the start of its mandatory use for highway carriers Nov. 1.

Mack gets boost from US military order

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The US Army has ordered 100 Mack Granites, which will serve as fuel and water tank trucks.

Navistar delivers MXT armoured personnel carriers to RCMP

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Navistar Defence Canada announced it has delivered US$14 million in International MXT Armoured Personnel Carriers to the RCMP.

Canada and the U.S. launch new technology to reduce border wait times

FORT ERIE, Ont. – New technology is to be installed at the Peace and Queenston-Lewiston Bridges to make for faster border crossings, Canada’s attorney general, Rob Nicholson, announced yesterday.