MI narrows new bridge site; Ambassador asks for bonds to finance twin span

DETROIT -- The Michigan Department of Transportation moved a step closer to naming the location where a new bridge across the Detroit River into Windsor, Ont. is to be built.

Terror, not tobacco, Senate committee tells border agency

OTTAWA -- Canadian border guards need to focus more on the dangers of terrorism rather than cross-border shoppers who've bought an extra carton of duty-free cigarettes or bottle of Cognac, a Canadian Senate committee on national security said this week.

New line release policy at Ambassador kicks in

WINDSOR, Ont. - Starting on April 1, all Canada-bound commercial shipments entering via the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit-Windsor, Ont. will be

Windsor wants new truck corridor to be tunneled

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The nation's busiest border town is sending Canada and U.S. decision makers a message about what kind of road it wants leading to a new international bridge.

Study on ACE e-manifests reveals carriers’ concerns

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Truckers using ACE e-manifests to cross the Canada-U.S. border cited limited physical infrastructure, as well as paperwork and communication problems with brokers, as key challenges with the program, a new study finds.

Windsor eyes complete control of tunnel

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The City of Windsor has entered into a tentative US$75-million agreement with Detroit to take full control of the Windsor-Detroit tunnel, reports the Windsor Star.

OTA campaign helps shippers better manage customs brokers

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Canada Border Services Agency's newly-enacted policy requiring carriers use line release customs clearance at the Windsor-Detroit border has produced very few disruptions, reports the Ontario Trucking Association.

ACE e-manifest to deploy in three more U.S. states

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs' ACE e-manifest program is finally moving on at all land border ports in Vermont, North Dakota, and New Hampshire.

DOT gives Mexican fleets clean bill of health

WASHINGTON -- U.S. transportation officials have reportedly conducted audits of about 25 percent of the 100 Mexican truck fleets handpicked to haul into the U.S. as part of a long-haul pilot project.

U.S. regulators move to pass anti-trash bill

WASHINGTON -- U.S. legislators who've spent years trying to block Canadian trash from crossing the border may get their way soon as Congress will consider a bill today which allows states to set restrictions on the disposal of municipal waste from north of the border.

Anti-Mexican truck coalition sues DOT

WASHINGTON -- The Teamsters Union, the U.S.'s largest owner-op group, and environmental lobbyists are taking the federal government to court in attempt to block the Department of Transport's controversial pilot project to allow 100 Mexican truck fleets access to the U.S. market.

Luster Shining Off BRASS: CBP to scrap program by year’s end

WASHINGTON -- Traditional BRASS line release truck shipments entering the U.S. could be discontinued by the end of this year, according to U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP).

Mexican, US trucks to start cross-border program at same time

WASHINGTON -- Despite vocal opposition from safety and protectionist groups, U.S. trucks will soon begin operating in Mexico for the first time ever -- starting at the same time Mexican trucks begin operating north of the commercial border zone in the U.S. as part of a cross-border trucking demonstration program.

House adds restrictions to Mexican truck plan

WASHINGTON -- About 100 Mexican trucking companies will still be allowed to haul deeper into the U.S. -- but the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee added some strings.

Governments fund next stage of ITS at Blue Water

SARNIA, Ont. -- Ontario and Ottawa will kick in $4.4 million for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technology at the Blue Water Bridge border crossing along Highway 402 to enhance safety and help improve the flow of traffic.