Truck tonnage rises slightly, but ATA stresses caution

WASHINGTON -- The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index edged 1.7 percent higher in February 2009, marking the second consecutive month-to-month increase.

LA port officials distort purpose of ATA suit: Truckers

LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Boyce, American Trucking Associations vice president of public affairs, criticized officials of the City of Los Angeles, the Port of Los Angeles and the Natural Resources Defense Council for misleading the public and press about the purpose and results of ATA's lawsuit against the Concession Plans of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Skepticism surrounds upcoming border ID requirements

WASHINGTON -- If there's one thing that's certain about the new upcoming cross-border identification requirements it's uncertainty.

Canadian officials nervous over US-Mex trade bitterness

OTTAWA -- Canadian Trade Minister Stockwell Day is watching closely the trade rift growing between the U.S. and Mexico, hoping the protectionist blowback doesn't drift north.

OOIDA asks Obama to scrap Mexican truck project indefinitely

WASHINGTON -- The largest owner-op group in the U.S. doesn't want to see a new Mexican cross-border program anytime soon.

TSA warns truckers of border dangers

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- With drug-related violence escalating along stretches of the U.S.-Mexican border, the Transportation Security Administration is warning truckers to be careful when crossing or making deliveries in the area.

Canada-U.S. trade falls nearly 10% in five years: Japan our #2

OTTAWA -- Canada is less reliant on U.S. trade than it's ever been before.

Obama ponders reviving Mexican truck program

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has received recommendations from his transportation secretary for ending the month-long cross-border trucking dispute with Mexico.

It’s TWIC Time: Biometric credential starts today

WASHINGTON -- Anyone entering the secure area of a maritime port in the U.S. as of today (April 15) must now possess a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) or equal ID or be escorted by someone who does.

US court dismisses legal challenge of Mexican truck pilot

WASHINGTON -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has lost its bid to have a court declare the now-defunct cross-border trucking pilot program illegal.

DHS secretary coming for dinner?

WASHINGTON, DC -- After making some puzzling comments about Canadian cross-border affairs, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has been invited north by Atlantic carriers to get a taste of Canadian trucking culture.

The economy through orange-colored lenses

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Trucking companies that "understand flexibility and have solid control of their costs moving into 2009 will manage through the volatility and prosper greatly when demand returns to the market place in Canada."

Enviro Ministry greenlights parkway truck route

WINDSOR -- The City of Windsor's preferred truck route to the U.S. border seems to be slipping farther from becoming a reality as the Ontario Environment ministry signed off on a competing proposal last week.

APHIS border fees going up

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture will increase certain fees under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

Proof Positive: Truckers brace for U.S. passport rule

WINNIPEG -- While an inborn love of hockey and double-doubles might be considered distinctively Canadian, wearing the home team's jersey and having a Tim Horton's coffee in the cup holder of your cab won't be enough for U.S. border guards in just a few weeks.