Border truck traffic up nearly 18% first half ’10

WINDSOR, Ont. — Half-a-million more commercial trucks crossed between Ontario and the U.S. in the first six months of 2010 compared to last year.

According to the Public Border Operators Association, 3.4 million trucks crossed the Ontario-U.S. border in the first half of 2010 compared to 2.9 million in 2009 (+ 17.5%).

At the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest land crossing between Canada and the U.S., commercial traffic is up 26.3 percent from January to June, with 1,348,179 truck crossings.

June, specifically, was a good month for the private bridge. Truck traffic was up a whopping 40 percent over the same month in 2009 as crossings averaged over 8,000 a day compared to 5,800 last year.

Other Detroit-area crossings experienced notable increases as well. The Blue Water Bridge saw a 19 percent increase in the first half of 2010.

Niagara-Buffalo area border points increased much more modestly, however — indicating, perhaps, that Michigan crossings were affected by a boost in the auto-manufacturing sector.

While Peace Bridge truck traffic saw an 18-percent month-to-month rise for June, it was only up 12 percent for the half-year.

Lewiston-Queenston was up only 4 percent year-to-year and 6 percent for the month of June.

The International Bridge in the twin Sault St. Marie cities, meanwhile, saw truck traffic increase by 12 percent. 


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