ACE deployment down to the homestretch; More ports FAST-ready

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says truck-processing deployment under the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is halfway to being completed.

City cancels two questionable deals with bridge Co.

DETROIT -- The City of Detroit has voted to void two controversial contracts signed by Deputy Mayor Anthony Adams with the Ambassador bridge company.

Mayor defends deputy in bridge co. contracts; vetoes council resolutions

DETROIT -- City Council chambers in Detroit are heating up as elected representatives prepared to face down Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick over a resolution chiding his deputy mayor for signing questionable contracts with the owners of the Ambassador Bridge Company.

ACE enrollment skyrockets; truckers urged to sign up before the rush

WASHINGTON -- The number of electronic manifests filed with U.S. Customs increased in 2Q 2006 by nearly 600 percent.

Improvements to border highway commence

LONDON, Ont. -- The federal and Ontario governments are starting a project to improve Hwy 402 en route to the Sarnia-Port Huron, Mich. border crossing.

Phase 4 of ACE e-Manifest takes effect at Champlain border

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection says that "Phase 4" of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) e-Manifest program for truck shipments will begin this at the Port of Champlain, N.Y.

USDA to charge truckers new inspection fees

TORONTO -- Canadian trucking companies and airlines are calling a new USDA levy on agricultural shipments nothing more than a cash-grab.

Cross-border trash to be curbed by 2010; Deadline for PAPS switch kicks-in for waste truckers

WASHINGTON -- It's a trashy deal all right. Two Michigan Democrats who have been lobbying to restrict trash hauled from Canada have announced a deal struck with Ontario Environment officials to eliminate about half the waste trucked into state landfills by 2010.

Three more NY crossings are ACE ready

MASSENA, NY -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection has advised, starting today, the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) functionality for electronic truck manifest (e-Manifest),

Mayor says he’ll fight Huron Church expansion

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The mayor of Canada's largest border town says he'll sue if the binational group charged with selecting the next border crossing between Windsor and Detroit forges ahead with a new border route that cuts through the city.

Group to test river bedrock for new Windsor bridge location; Widening of border artery also announced

WINDSOR, Ont. -- A comprehensive geophysical study has been launched in the Windsor border region to help officials decide the best spot for a new bridge across the Detroit River.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Bridge Co fires back at critics; Urges city to reject new bridge

DETROIT -- The President of the privately owned Ambassador Bridge is asking Detroit City Council to disregard a prior memorandum from a southwest Detroit community group that wants to stop the bridge company's plans to build a twin span across the Detroit River.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Ambassador not a federal entity; Court backs city’s zoning authority

DETROIT -- The company that owns the Ambassador Bridge is not a federal instrument and is not subjected to oversight exclusively from Washington, the Michigan State Court of Appeals has ruled.

American officials vote to delay passport rule

WASHINGTON -- U.S. House and Senate lawmakers have postponed the Bush administration's controversial plan to require Canadian and American land travelers to hold a valid passport or new tamper-resistant ID cards when entering the U.S.

Ambassador owner rejects talk of 2nd bridge

TORONTO -- A second bridge across the Detroit River is not in Matty Moroun's plans, the trucking mogul and owner of the Ambassador Bridge insists.