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.

American carriers urge ‘common sense’ to TWIC rule

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations is reiterating its call to have the upcoming Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program streamlined with active security standards truckers are already complying with.

Border traffic down; but delays still linger: OTA

TORONTO -- The number of trucks crossing the Ontario-US border between January and September 2006 fell by over 82,000 compared to the same period a year ago.