Road to US recovery likely long: Economists

LAS VEGAS -- The worst will likely be over by the time 2008 is done, but there's still no quick fix for the American economy and freight volumes, a group of economic forecasters told a theatre full of truck manufacturing execs yesterday.

USF Holland opens Canadian route with guaranteed timing

HOLLAND, Mich. -- USF Holland, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, announced the launch of its new guaranteed service to and from Canada.

Hauling out of Hollywood

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. -- The MSM Group of Companies recently established MSM US Transport to provide domestic direct line-haul LTL service in the U.S.

CBP set to muzzle oral declaration at border crossings

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Despite ongoing opposition, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin checking for citizenship and identity documents when entering the U.S. at land and sea crossings, beginning Jan. 31.

2006 best year ever for freight hauling

WASHINGTON -- Cross-border freight volumes may be struggling now, but the downturn comes a year after the U.S. experienced its best freight hauling period ever.

American truck tonnage surges to close ’07

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Most of the last 12 months in 2007 proved to be depressing for general freight haulers south of the border and international truckers that rely on that market.

Detroit Detour: Two-year closure of major border highway begins in Feb

DETROIT -- Getting through southwest Detroit after crossing the border is going to be a whole lot slower after February 25. That's when Michigan's Dept. of Transportation will shut down a stretch of the I-75 for almost two years.

Border ID rules not slowing down crossings: Reports

DETROIT -- It looks to be business as usual at several U.S.-Canada border crossings, despite a new rule kicking in today that requires anyone entering the U.S. to show an accepted form of identification.

CTA bends government ear over economic concerns

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Rising fuel prices and inefficient security programs were some of the concerns raised by the Canadian Trucking Alliance when recently discussing the trucking industries economic condition with federal government representatives.

Private bridge company aims to build new Niagara crossing

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- While it says that one bridge is enough for the busy Windsor-Detroit border, the Ambassador Bridge Company is forging ahead with a proposal to construct a second crossing at Ontario's next busiest border gateway.

Teamsters want DOT secretary canned over Mexican truck pilot

WASHINGTON -- One of the most influential labor organizations in the U.S., the Teamsters Union is now targeting Transportation Secretary Mary Peters' job.

It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘establish’ is…

SAN FRANCISCO -- In politics, how a word is phrased and interpreted is everything.

Ambassador blocks northbound access to main route

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The Ambassador Bridge has erected barriers blocking access to northbound Huron Church Rd. as drivers heading into Canada come off the bridge.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Windsor truck marshalling hub closer to reality

WINDSOR, Ont. -- It's no secret that the biggest problem with the Windsor-Detroit gateway is the lack of infrastructure available for the number of trucks that bottleneck at the mouth of the border.

Bridge site could impact 400 homes; spark thousands of jobs: Study

DELRAY, Mich. -- The government consortium charged with selecting the location for a new bridge between Windsor and Detroit says a proposed site in the impoverished southwest suburb of Delray would cause the relocation of up to 414 and over 50 businesses.