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US traffic-trucker deaths plunge in '09 - (Headline News) from
September 10, 2010
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WASHINGTON – Truck-involved traffic fatalities and injuries fell 20 percent in 2009 to the lowest level in recorded history.
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Canada still selling less and buying more - (Headline News) from
September 10, 2010
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OTTAWA -- In July, Canadian exports dropped 0.7 percent while imports grew by 2 percent.
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Study links diesel pollution to premature death - (Headline News) from
September 03, 2010
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A new controversial California Air Resources Board report concludes that there is a causal relationship between exposure to fine particle pollution and premature death.
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ISM report shows U.S. growth better than expected - (Headline News) from
September 02, 2010
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TEMPE, Ariz. -- Transportation equipment was among the fast growing sectors of the U.S. economy in August 2010, according to the latest manufacturing report from the Institute for Supply Chain Management.
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Can-Am land transport up 36% - (Headline News) from
September 01, 2010
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WASHINGTON – U.S.-Canada surface transportation rose by over a third in June over the same period last year, totalling $42 billion.
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Former top truck regulator joins sleep apnea test provider - (Headline News) from
September 01, 2010
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WASHINGTON – Arguably another signal that U.S. regulators are nearing a sleep apnea testing proposal, former FMCSA administrator John Hill has joined SleepSafe as a senior advisor for regulatory affairs.
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Illegal hazmat focus of Can-Am blitz - (Headline News) from
August 26, 2010
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OTTAWA -- Interpol reports 85 violations identified during a recent coordinated enforcement effort in New York, Michigan, and Ontario.
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New transport minister reaffirms bridge offer to Michigan - (Headline News) from
August 25, 2010
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WINDSOR, Ont. – Canada's newly appointed transport minister says Ottawa's $550-million offer to pay for Michigan's half of a new international bridge still stands.
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Mexico releases expanded tariffs list - (Headline News) from
August 18, 2010
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MEXICO CITY – Mexican trade authorities announced that they will impose tariffs on U.S. pork, ketchup, cheeses, some fruits until the Obama administration restores a program allowing Mexican trucks into the U.S.
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Mexico steps up tariffs on US goods over truck ban - (Headline News) from
August 17, 2010
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MEXICO CITY – The bullfight between Mexico and the U.S. took another turn Monday as Mexico announced it will increase tariffs to a total of 99 U.S. products, up from the 89 announced in March 2009.
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20% of carriers at risk of CSA 'intervention' today - (Headline News) from
August 11, 2010
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BROOKFIELD, Wisc. -- One in five carriers right now is at risk of a FMCSA "intervention" if CSA 2010 enforcement began today, with the large majority of that group being big fleets.
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Canadian exports, imports dip in June - (Headline News) from
August 11, 2010
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OTTAWA -- Both imports and exports slipped slightly in June, including shipments to the U.S., reports Stats Canada.
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Bill would allow states to raise truck weight limit - (Headline News) from
August 06, 2010
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WASHINGTON – Individual states would be able to boost interstate weight limits to 97,000 pounds for six-axle tractor-trailers if a new bill before the Senate is passed.
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CARB could ease reefer rules for '03 model trucks - (Headline News) from
July 29, 2010
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SACRAMENTO -- The California Air Resources Board is considering easing emission standards for model-year 2003 transport refrigeration units, set to take effect Dec. 31, 2010.
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Ambassador clears one of many hurdles for twin span - (Headline News) from
July 28, 2010
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OTTAWA – The private Ambassador Bridge has been given the nod by Canada Border Services Agency to move ahead with its application to build a twin span between Canada and the U.S.
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Truck tonnage slip points to yielding economy? - (Headline News) from
July 28, 2010
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ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell slightly, by 1.4 percent in June from May.
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Cargo thefts on an upslope in 2010 - (Headline News) from
July 27, 2010
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AUSTIN, Tex. -- FreightWatch International reports that cargo theft increased 5 percent in the first half of 2010 over the same period of 2009.
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No double-dip for freight market rollercoaster: FTR - (Headline News) from
July 26, 2010
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NASHVILLE, Ind. -- The North American freight economy has been very slow to recover, but it's not an indication of a double-dip recession, says FTR Associates' Noel Perry.
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Spot market freight more than doubles y-y - (Headline News) from
July 20, 2010
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- TransCore's North American Freight Index for June 2010 showed a whopping112 percent increase in spot market freight availability compared to the same time period last year.
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CBP not pulling trigger on 'residue rule' yet - (Headline News) from
July 15, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues not delay enforcement of a controversial rule requiring carriers to manifest the amount of liquid residue left in tank trailers or cars crossing the border.
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Puttin' on the Blitz: High compliance at US Roadcheck - (Headline News) from
July 14, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trucks and truck drivers are as safe as ever, but brake problems are still the biggest single reason trucks get yanked out of service.
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Autos lead sharp rise in Canada exports to U.S. - (Headline News) from
July 13, 2010
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OTTAWA -- Canadian merchandise exports and imports rose notably in May. Higher volumes of automotive products led to 5.2 percent boost
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Border truck traffic up nearly 18% first half '10 - (Headline News) from
July 13, 2010
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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.
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It's chassis-vu all over again - (Headline News) from
July 13, 2010
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BALTIMORE, Md. -- For the second time in six months, the Federal Carrier Motor Safety Administration's "roadability" rule got off to a rough start on the day it took effect.
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New UCR fee enforcement begins this week - (Headline News) from
July 12, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- the Unified Carrier Registration fees go up this week for 2010 and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is encouraging all North American jurisdictions and paying carriers to be prepared.
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US loosens insurance rules for Canadian truckers - (Headline News) from
July 08, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- Canadian cross-border carriers will no longer need to be insured by a U.S. company or maintain a policy "reinsured" by the American issuer.
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Survey Says: Truckers keen on acquisitions - (Headline News) from
July 01, 2010
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- With the eye of the recessionary storm long past, carriers are showing more interest in acquisitions and mergers, according to a Business Expectation Survey by Transport Capital Partners.
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Can-Am land trade keeps making gains - (Headline News) from
June 30, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- U.S.-Canada surface transportation trade totaled $39.9 billion in April, 32.1 percent higher than April 2009.
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Container chassis 'roadability' rule takes effect - (Headline News) from
June 29, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Carrier Motor Safety Administration's "roadability" rule for intermodal container chassis goes into effect tomorrow, June 30.
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US carriers push for fixes to CSA flaws - (Headline News) from
June 25, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) fully supports CSA 2010’s objectives of targeting unsafe operators, but continues to urge rule makers to iron out several significant "flaws" in the program as its currently proposed.
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DOT to put cash to fixing truck-parking shortage - (Headline News) from
June 23, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. DOT says it will spend $6 million to expand commercial truck parking capacity on five U.S. interstates.
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US legislation targets fraudulent freight brokers, forwarders - (Headline News) from
June 21, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- A Republican and Democratic duo have introduced legislation that would crack down on unscrupulous brokers and freight forwarders.
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Coalition looks to replace border rail tunnel - (Headline News) from
June 18, 2010
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- As the political battle continues for construction of new bridges across the Detroit River, a new group has formed to try and undercut the process.
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DRIC bridge would make money right away: report - (Headline News) from
June 17, 2010
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DETROIT -- A second, publicly controlled bridge at the Windsor-Detroit Gateway would generate about $70 million in its first year, increasing to $240 million by 2035.
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Deck replacement on Ambassador Bridge starts in July - (Headline News) from
June 16, 2010
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DETROIT -- Traffic on the Ambassador Bridge between Michigan and Ontario may be thicker than usual come next month.
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FMCSA allows scanned driver logs - (Headline News) from
June 14, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- In a bid to simplify record keeping requirements for driver logs, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration say sit will allow drivers to scan an image of their original log and send it to the carrier.
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Event data recorder proposal extended to trucks - (Headline News) from
June 11, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- A rule proposing event data "black boxes" following Toyota's recall crisis could be extended to heavy and medium duty trucks if a U.S. senator gets his way.
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FMCSA on target with CSA 2010 schedule - (Headline News) from
June 11, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- America's top trucking rule maker says it's on track to meet its regulatory targets this year.
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Owner-ops challenge EOBR rule in court - (Headline News) from
June 09, 2010
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GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- A legal challenge of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's electronic on-board recorder (EOBR) regulation has been filed by a group of owner-operators.
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Rates, capacity rises sharply stateside - (Headline News) from
June 08, 2010
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NEW YORK -- As capacity continues to tighten in the U.S., truckload rates in certain markets are spiking faster than at anytime in the last two years.
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FMCSA eases 'supporting docs' rule ahead of EOBRs - (Headline News) from
June 07, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- In anticipation of a "broader mandate" for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs), U.S. transport regulators have proposed scrapping the need to carry several paper "supporting documents" as part of hours-of-service compliance.
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Can-Am truck trade up by over a third in March - (Headline News) from
June 02, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- U.S.-Canada surface transportation trade totaled $42.1 billion in March, up 35.6 percent compared to March 2009.
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Blue Water backs public DRIC bridge in Windsor - (Headline News) from
May 31, 2010
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SARNIA, Ont. -- The President of the Blue Water Bridge (BWB) linking Sarnia, Ont. and Port Huron, Mich. says he has no problem with a proposed new public-private bridge in nearby Windsor-Detroit.
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Truck tonnage shows 'solid, sustainable' advance: ATA - (Headline News) from
May 31, 2010
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ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased another 0.9 percent in April -- the sixth time in the last seven months.
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Court denies Ambassador's appeal over Gateway work - (Headline News) from
May 28, 2010
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DETROIT -- The temporary stay of a judge's order that the Ambassador Bridge must redo construction work as part of the Detroit Gateway project has been dissolved.
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DRIC Lives: Mich House approves bridge project - (Headline News) from
May 27, 2010
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LANSING, Mich. -- It was close, but the DRIC bridge project narrowly escaped the axe late last night.
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Bridge traffic to plateau going forward - (Headline News) from
May 26, 2010
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DETROIT -- A new study concludes that traffic on the near-century old Ambassador Bridge will remain fairly steady over the next 25 years.
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CBP launches FAQ page on residue rule - (Headline News) from
May 25, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- Perhaps a sign that U.S. Customs and Border Protection is close to advancing its contentious residue reporting rule, the agency has posted a frequently asked questions page to help carriers and shippers understand the proposed rule.
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Decision on DRIC delayed; Carmakers urge on new bridge - (Headline News) from
May 21, 2010
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TORONTO -- The Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association is one of many industry groups calling for continued support of the Detroit River International Crossing project.
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Trucking safer than ever under current HOS: study - (Headline News) from
May 19, 2010
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- Carriers have even more evidence that the current hours-of-service rules work properly; and, while some improvements could still be made, the law has generally made trucking safer.
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Michigan lawmakers get final message before bridge vote - (Headline News) from
May 19, 2010
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DETROIT -- As the Michigan legislature prepares to vote on the future of the Detroit River International Crossing, supporters and retractors of the project took time to get in some parting words.
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Fuel purchases show where economy is headed - (Headline News) from
May 17, 2010
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LOS ANGELES -- Look in the rear-view mirror. Check out what’s catching up to the trucking industry.
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CTA suggests fixes for smoother border - (Headline News) from
May 17, 2010
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OTTAWA -- The new chief at the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency is determined clean up inefficiencies at the border and says he’ll start with “low-hanging fruit.”
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Better days ahead. Way ahead, forecast says - (Headline News) from
May 13, 2010
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- Never mind CSA 2010, how about 2021? Because that's how far into the future the American Trucking Associations (ATA) predict the well being of this industry.
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Climate legislation a hidden tax on trucking: ATA - (Headline News) from
May 13, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- Two prominent senators in the U.S. introduced a climate change bill that the trucking industry says is a hidden tax on highway carriers.
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Consecutive increases in exports halted - (Headline News) from
May 12, 2010
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OTTAWA -- Falling prices for energy products dragged down Canada's merchandise exports slightly, by 0.7 percent in March, while imports grew 2 percent on the strength of precious metals.
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Carriers, suppliers ask FMCSA to fix holes in EOBR rule - (Headline News) from
May 11, 2010
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- Two "unrealistic" provisions in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's recent final rule on electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs) should be reconsidered, stakeholders say.
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Nutmeg state nearing passage of snow removal rule - (Headline News) from
May 10, 2010
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HARTFORD -- Connecticut could be the second state that requires drivers to preemptively remove snow and ice from their roof and trailer tops.
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Top supply chains bring recessionary rewards: Prof - (Headline News) from
May 10, 2010
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TORONTO -- Companies with high-performing supply chains routinely outperform their rivals, even more so in bad times, says a professor from Michigan State University.
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Mexican cross-border truck revival 'very close': LaHood - (Headline News) from
May 07, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the administration is "closer than soon" in tabling a plan to resolve the cross-border trucking dispute with Mexico.
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Bridge awarded stay in court ruling to dismantle facilities - (Headline News) from
May 06, 2010
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DETROIT -- The Ambassador Bridge won a temporary legal victory when the Michigan Supreme Court issued a stay of a local judge's order that newly built amenities on the bridge approaches must be torn down.
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Border issues not our problem: US purchasers - (Headline News) from
May 06, 2010
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TORONTO -- U.S. purchasing managers are not concerned about the impacts of a thickening Canada-U.S. border. They're leaving those worries to their Canadian suppliers.
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YRC's road to recovery 'long and bumpy' - (Headline News) from
May 05, 2010
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- YRC Worldwide reported another quarterly loss, despite implementing extensive cost cutting and refinancing programs.
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CanAm border problems still not being addressed: CTA - (Headline News) from
May 05, 2010
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OTTAWA -- Nearly a decade after the 9-11 terrorist attacks, the Canada-U.S. border is still not running smoothly; and politicians have not delivered on promises to fix it.
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Capacity crunch coming: JOC - (Headline News) from
May 04, 2010
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NEWARK, N.J. -- For the first time in a while, manufacturers and retailers are starting to experience problems securing transport for international shipping.
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Private bridge sues Canada over DRIC offer to Michigan - (Headline News) from
April 30, 2010
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Mouroun has summoned his lawyers -- again -- this time to try and block Canada's offer to pay for Michigan's share of a new bridge between Windsor and Detroit.
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Trucks still best for hauling agriculture freight: USDA - (Headline News) from
April 30, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- At least one government agency likes trucking as a form of transporting goods.
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NAFTA surface trade jump highest ever - (Headline News) from
April 30, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- Surface transportation trade between the three NAFTA nations jumped 24.1 percent in February from a year ago -- the highest gain on record, according to the DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
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Regs must focus on risky behavior, crash causes: ATA - (Headline News) from
April 29, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- Future programs and government-issued rules will only succeed to the degree that they address crash risk and causation, a high ranking American Trucking Associations exec told the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.
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Canada offers Michigan $550M bridge bailout - (Headline News) from
April 29, 2010
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LANSING, Mich. -- Canada must want a new bridge to the U.S. pretty bad. In an interesting twist to the ongoing saga at the Windsor Detroit border, Ottawa has offered $550 million toward cash-strapped Michigan's
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FMCSA doubles UCR fees; but system could still have problems - (Headline News) from
April 28, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- It's not the125-percent hike that was originally proposed, but many carriers will pay nearly double as much for Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) fees.
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CSA 2010 scoring flawed, says ATA; audits target HOS violations - (Headline News) from
April 28, 2010
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CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. -- Enforcement under the new Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 later this year will rely on inconsistent state accident reporting and that carrier safety performance scores will be based on a flawed formula, says Rob Abbott,
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US tonnage highest in 18 months - (Headline News) from
April 28, 2010
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index hit its highest level since November 2008 --arguably the month that the U.S. economy collapsed.
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Carriers concerned over anti-truck 'rhetoric' in Washington - (Headline News) from
April 27, 2010
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Obama administration's transport policies appear to overlook trucking and could lead to underinvestment in highway infrastructure.
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Judge demands to know why bridge boss ignored court order - (Headline News) from
April 26, 2010
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DETROIT -- The president of the Ambassador Bridge has been ordered by a judge to explain why the company is not in contempt of court for failing to comply with a court order to take tear down newly built structures at the bridge.
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Border to run smoother, predicts Customs czar's right hand - (Headline News) from
April 21, 2010
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TORONTO -- Within the next 15 years, many of your trucks should be able to zip through Canada-U.S. border crossings without stopping.
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Michigan vote critical to DRIC future, shipping conference hears - (Headline News) from
April 21, 2010
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TORONTO -- Canadian transportation officials say we should know in June whether the proposed Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) project moves forward in a timely manner or gets hopelessly tangled in political knots for decades.
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LA Port clean truck battle could take 'years' to settle - (Headline News) from
April 21, 2010
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LOS ANGELES -- The American Trucking Associations' lawsuit against the Port of Angeles' "concession requirements" as part of its Clean Truck Program got underway on Tuesday.
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American carriers reject VMT tax plans - (Headline News) from
April 21, 2010
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The American trucking industry will strongly oppose a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) tax proposal.
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Officials urge Michigan to get DRIC project underway - (Headline News) from
April 20, 2010
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DETROIT -- “Let’s get ‘er done!” Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm couldn’t have been clearer on her opinion of the Detroit River International Crossing project.
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Roadcheck blitz could affect your CSA 2010 tab - (Headline News) from
April 19, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C -- Since its inception in 1988, Operation Roadcheck -- in which officials inspect thousands of trucks across North America over a 72-hour period -- has grown into the largest targeted vehicle inspection period on the planet.
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Congressman wants Mexican trucks barred - (Headline News) from
April 16, 2010
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GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- A letter sent from U.S. Rep Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), and 77 other lawmakers, calls for the Obama administration to start the process of removing cross-border trucking provisions with Mexico from the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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Merchandise trade inches forward in Feb. - (Headline News) from
April 13, 2010
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OTTAWA -- Canada's merchandise exports grew 2.8 percent in February, on the strength of industrial goods and materials, outpacing a 0.9 percent increase in imports.
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Law would put greens in charge of you: Industry group - (Headline News) from
April 12, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- Fuel-economy standards for trucks should be set by people who care about the economic well-being of the country and not just about the environment.
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Border battle over Greenlink over - (Headline News) from
April 12, 2010
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- The City of Windsor's much-hyped Greenlink truck bypass route proposal looks to be officially dead. And despite past threats to sue to get its preferred expressway built, City Council seems to be okay with how things ended.
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FMCSA delays start of CSA 2010 until fall - (Headline News) from
April 09, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced it was pushing back implementation of CSA 2010, the long-awaited overhaul of the DOT's fitness, safety and rating system
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Former trucking critic named FMCSA deputy administrator - (Headline News) from
April 09, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- Perhaps to counterbalance the selection of former trucking association boss Anne Ferro to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the White House has appointed a former anti-truck group spokesman to be her deputy.
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DOT program funds H2O freight lanes - (Headline News) from
April 08, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- As part of its efforts to take trucks off of roads, the U.S. DOT has launched a program that subsidizes rivers and coastal routes that can take on freight and bypass congested lanes around ports.
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Chat Linehaul: Canuck drivers dialling up U.S. cell plans - (Headline News) from
April 08, 2010
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TORONTO -- Whoever said talk was cheap never used a Canadian cell phone in the U.S.
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Canadian Trade In Review: U.S. biz keeps falling, China rising - (Headline News) from
April 06, 2010
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OTTAWA -- Canadian exports and imports took a major hit in the first part of 2009 and never really recovered, despite some modest periodic spikes in the latter part of the year.
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Peace Bridge plaza improvements begin - (Headline News) from
April 06, 2010
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FORT ERIE, Ont. -- Construction is set to begin on the Peace Bridge Commercial Lane Traffic Improvements project and is expected to be complete this summer.
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Canada-U.S. border caught in Mexican standoff - (Headline News) from
April 05, 2010
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TORONTO -- The Canada-U.S. border is stuck in the 19th century. Not only that, but the border is over-regulated, the wrong people are getting hassled and if Barack Obama doesn’t change his ways,
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West coast rail link aims to reduce border congestion - (Headline News) from
April 02, 2010
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VANCOUVER -- An extension of the second Amtrak Cascades train service between Vancouver and Seattle is being touted as one of the measures to reduce wait times at border crossings.
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DOT issues official driver texting ban proposal - (Headline News) from
April 01, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a proposal that makes permanent an interim ban on texting for truck drivers while behind the wheel.
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CARB sets up online equipment reporting system under AB rule - (Headline News) from
April 01, 2010
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has launched an online reporting system for fleets to report information about their vehicles.
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CTA keeping watch on DOT's 'modal shift' attitudes - (Headline News) from
March 31, 2010
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OTTAWA -- Promoting the transfer of freight from highways to rail and waterways is becoming a focal point of the Obama administration's DOT.
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NAFTA land trade largest Y-Y gain since 2002 - (Headline News) from
March 31, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- Land trade between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico was up 19.5 percent this past January from the same month in 2009, the largest year-over-year gain since March 2000.
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Ambassador Bridge owner targets feds in lawsuit as budget amendment fails - (Headline News) from
March 29, 2010
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DETROIT -- Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Moroun feels both the U.S. and Canadian federal governments have violated his rights, and hopes the courts agree.
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TOP 100: Industry snapshot shows fleets getting fit - (Headline News) from
March 22, 2010
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TORONTO -- We were putting the finishing touches on this year's Top 100 For-Hire carrier charts when into our inbox dropped another chart -- this one from Nulogx Transportation Management. They're the rate-tracking people who produce the monthly Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI).
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CanAm shipments down 28%; NAFTA land trade lowest ever - (Headline News) from
March 19, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico fell 23.3 percent (to $637 billion) from 2008 to 2009, the largest year-over-year decrease for the 15 years covered by the data.
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Court denies bridge's appeal to save structures - (Headline News) from
March 18, 2010
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DETROIT -- The Michigan Court of Appeals will not hear arguments from the Detroit International Bridge that it should keep a new duty-free store and toll booths at the Ambassador Bridge.
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Chrysler-Fiat boss backs DRIC bridge - (Headline News) from
March 17, 2010
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WINDSOR -- Advocates of a second bridge at the Windsor-Detroit Gateway have landed a big fish from the automotive world to help support their efforts.
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Cross-border truck trips increase over '09 - (Headline News) from
March 17, 2010
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TORONTO -- Most major Ontario-U.S. bridge crossings saw a spike in commercial truck traffic activity in the first two months of the year compared to 2009.
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TransCore index echoes upward freight trend - (Headline News) from
March 17, 2010
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TORONTO -- One of Canada's leading freight matching services reports that year-over-year freight volumes have increased 56 percent in February 2010 versus the same period last year.
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Transport biz susceptible to Loonie's changing tune - (Headline News) from
March 15, 2010
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OTTAWA -- Transportation companies and warehousing operations are among the most exposed to currency fluctuations, according to a report released by the Conference Board of Canada.
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Canada Customs delays rollout of ACI e-Manifest system - (Headline News) from
March 12, 2010
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OTTAWA -- The requirement for carriers to submit manifest information electronically to Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for shipments coming to Canada has been postponed.
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Traffic fatalities hit another record low - (Headline News) from
March 12, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- Traffic fatality figures in the U.S. are the lowest in nearly 60 years -- the lowest ever recorded.
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'Inverse perfect storm' brewing in trucking: Analysts - (Headline News) from
March 11, 2010
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COLUMBUS, Ind. – Improving trends in the economy and the onset of capacity tightening in the truckload sector point to stronger demand for commercial vehicles in late in 2010 and into 2011, according to ACT Research Co. (ACT).
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Truckers call for end to Saint John Harbour Bridge rift - (Headline News) from
March 10, 2010
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DIEPPE, N.B. -- The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association is urging a resolution to a standoff between Ottawa and the Saint John Harbour Bridge, which, if it continues, could lead to truck restrictions of the crossing.
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DOT modifies hazmat security plan requirement - (Headline News) from
March 10, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has narrowed the list of materials subject to current security plan requirements for the transportation of hazardous materials.
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Canada must pursue new trade partners: FedEx boss - (Headline News) from
March 09, 2010
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TORONTO -- It's time for Canada to start pursuing new free trade deals around the world, says David Binks, president of FedEx Canada.
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DOT allows states to collect UCRA fees under '09 rules - (Headline News) from
March 08, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published a notice of "regulatory guidance" allowing states to collect fees for 2010 under the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement program if they choose to do so.
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Twin span not threatened by Coast Guard ruling: DIBC - (Headline News) from
March 08, 2010
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DETROIT -- Not even the U.S. federal government is going to stand in the way of the private Ambassador Bridge's plan to build a twin span across the Detroit River.
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DRTP on track with new rail tunnel plan - (Headline News) from
March 08, 2010
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- The Detroit River Tunnel Partnership (DRTP) says it will begin an environmental assessment within a few weeks for a proposed double-stacked rail tunnel across the Detroit River between Windsor and Detroit.
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Expensive oil to shorten supply chains: Top economist - (Headline News) from
March 05, 2010
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TORONTO -- World-renowned economist Jeff Rubin says unless supply chains are willing to pay for triple-digit oil prices, they’d better start thinking closer to home.
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Mexican truck revival project nearing - (Headline News) from
March 05, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- A plan to reconcile the year-long trade dispute between the U.S. and Mexico is on its way, says Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
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CTA wants U.S. hazmat fee reconsidered - (Headline News) from
March 05, 2010
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OTTAWA -- Near the end of February, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) proposed a fee increase that didn’t sit well with the Canadian Trucking Alliance.
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ATA: Recent LA Port court ruling a 'non event' - (Headline News) from
February 26, 2010
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LOS ANGELES --The American Trucking Associations says pretty much nothing has changed at the Port of Los Angeles, even though the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to allow eight concession agreements
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Ontario-eastbound truckers brace for monster storm - (Headline News) from
February 25, 2010
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TORONTO -- Southern Ontario, upstate New York and the mid-Atlantic-New England regions are about to get walloped by winter later today and tomorrow.
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Maersk CEO apologizes for misdiagnosing market - (Headline News) from
February 25, 2010
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TORONTO -- In a recent letter to customers, Maersk Line CEO Eivind Kolding says shippers and ocean carriers alike are "experiencing an instant change in the market" which has led to volatility and made business-as-usual impossible.
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NDP not dealing with highway flood problems: Tories - (Headline News) from
February 24, 2010
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WINNIPEG -- The reoccurring flooding issues that plague cross-border transporters dependant on Highway 75 have left critics of Selinger’s government steamed as the first flood report of 2010 was released yesterday.
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Sample law enables states to enforce anti-text rule - (Headline News) from
February 23, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. DOT has issued sample legislation to make it easier for state traffic officers to enforce the federal regulation banning truck drivers from texting while driving.
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DOT proposing massive hazmat fee hike - (Headline News) from
February 22, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a division of the DOT, is proposing to increase the registration and fee assessment program for hazmat transporters by as much as $2,000.
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No "W'-shaped recovery: trade researcher - (Headline News) from
February 19, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- Trade watcher Ben Hackett, founder of the research firm Hackett Associates, says an analysis of import cargo volumes at major retail container ports in the U.S. shows that recovery is definitely underway, and fears of a W-shaped recovery are unlikely.
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US labor enforcers scrutinize 'independent' workers, truckers - (Headline News) from
February 18, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration plans to crack down on companies that blur the lines between employees as independent contractors, including owner-operators in the trucking industry.
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Michigan study reaffirms need for new border bridge - (Headline News) from
February 17, 2010
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DETROIT -- Michigan lawmakers want to be sure future traffic needs will require a new crossing at the Windsor-Detroit gateway, and the state’s Transport Department's latest study on the issue confirms there’s a definite need.
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MDOT: Ambassador not interested in ITS border partnership - (Headline News) from
February 16, 2010
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PORT HURON, Mich. -- The owner of the Ambassador Bridge has rejected forming a collaborate, real-time traffic information system with the nearby Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Mich.-Sarnia, Ont.
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CanAm procurement deal eases protectionist provision - (Headline News) from
February 16, 2010
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OTTAWA -- A new government procurement agreement signed by Canada and the U.S. softens somewhat the impact of the protectionist "Buy America" clause imbedded in the U.S. Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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Demand coming to freight lane near you after 2Q - (Headline News) from
February 12, 2010
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COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Economic indicators in the transportation sector continue to point towards freight improvements in the second half of 2010 followed by a spike in demand for trucks going into 2011, according to ACT Research
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Auto action leads way for export, import gains - (Headline News) from
February 11, 2010
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OTTAWA -- The news is betting better when it comes to Canadian trade, as both imports and exports improved to close out 2009.
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Days numbered on Mexican truck spat? - (Headline News) from
February 11, 2010
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MEXICO CITY -- The trucking trade rift between the U.S. and Mexico could be coming to an end, Mexico's economy minister predicted this week.
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Feds considered buying Ambassador Bridge: report - (Headline News) from
February 09, 2010
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OTTAWA -- If you can't beat it, buy it? That could be what the federal government has in mind for its strategy to gain control of the Windsor-Detroit gateway.
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Ambassador Bridge amenities to be destroyed - (Headline News) from
February 08, 2010
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DETROIT -- A U.S. Judge has ordered the demolition of a newly constructed duty free store and gas pumps on the Detroit side of the Ambassador Bridge.
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Playing the SMS card could help good truckers in court - (Headline News) from
February 04, 2010
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SEATTLE, Wash. -- A transportation lawyer says a good safety record, as proven by the new Safety Measurement System (SMS) requirements of CSA 2010, could be useful in court to any trucking firm involved in a highway accident.
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Specs of light in US freight economy? - (Headline News) from
February 01, 2010
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- Recent changes in a few economic indicators point to better days ahead for the U.S. economy and for the trucking industry, says the the American Trucking Associations.
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Can-Am truck trade still down at end of '09 - (Headline News) from
January 29, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- Surface trade between the U.S. and Canada was down 7.2 percent in November from the year-ago month, totaling $35 billion.
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DRIC looks for bridge builders - (Headline News) from
January 27, 2010
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LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan and Canadian transport officials have officially sent out feelers to firms who might be interested in designing and constructing a new, international toll bridge between Windsor, Ont. and Detroit.
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DOT sends truckers a message: No more texting - (Headline News) from
January 26, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- Making good on a promise to crack down truck on drivers with tippy-tap fingers, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a ban today on texting by commercial vehicle operators.
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U.S. truck tonnage highest in over a year - (Headline News) from
January 26, 2010
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index climbed 2.1 percent in December, following a 2.6 percent increase in November.
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No basis for shorter HOS; Trucks safer than ever says ATA - (Headline News) from
January 21, 2010
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- Just a few months after special interest groups convinced the U.S. DOT to rewrite hours of service rules because truckers supposedly weren't safe enough, the industry posted the largest ever year-to-year drop in truck-involved fatalities.
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Bridge joins enviro lobby to block DRIC crossing - (Headline News) from
January 15, 2010
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- The Canadian arm of an influential environmental advocacy group has cast its lot with a Detroit trucking company mogul and owner of the Ambassador Bridge.
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Hyper border security could hinder economic recovery - (Headline News) from
January 14, 2010
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- As the U.S. government continues to put security ahead of commerce, getting goods across the U.S.-Canadian border will remain difficult and will probably get more expensive, according to a panel of business experts at a logistics conference in Buffalo, N.Y. this week.
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Recovery will lag in 2010: JOC shipping report - (Headline News) from
January 12, 2010
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NEWARK, N.J. -- There's those words again: 'Cautious Optimism.' That's what transportation executives across the shipping world are feeling these days
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Gateway land purchase won't derail new bridge: MDOT - (Headline News) from
January 12, 2010
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DETROIT -- The proposed new public international bridge at the Windsor-Detroit gateway won't be undermined by a recent land purchase by the man who has been trying to derail the project for years, a Michigan official insists.
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Truckers don't get EPA green light on empty trailer campaign - (Headline News) from
January 11, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- The EPA has declined to join Canadian and American trucking carriers in their effort to convince U.S. regulators to change the archaic and redundant empty trailer movement rules affecting foreign drivers.
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EPA anti-smog initiative means more regs for truckers? - (Headline News) from
January 11, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- While some truckers congratulate themselves for being early adopters of new emission-busting diesel engines, additional stringent air-quality rules could be around the bend for many more U.S.-bound carriers.
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Driver blames trucker for flying ice injuries - (Headline News) from
January 08, 2010
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WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- A passenger car driver in the Chicago area is lucky to be alive after a large chunk of snow and ice dislodged from the top of a moving tractor-trailer and slammed through his windshield.
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Trucking to undergo big changes in 'teen' years - (Headline News) from
January 08, 2010
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BALTIMORE, Md. -- Impending operational, economic and regulatory changes are about to turn the trucking industry on in its head, states a new Stifel Nicolaus white paper.
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YRC facility purchase could scuttle public trade bridge? - (Headline News) from
January 08, 2010
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DETROIT -- Michigan’s Central Transport purchased a terminal in southwest Detroit from Yellow Freight, which earned YRC Worldwide an undisclosed sum.
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Customers back on Yellow brick road: CEO - (Headline News) from
January 07, 2010
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Admitting that the last few weeks have been "tense", YRC Worldwide CEO Bill Zollars said he's convinced the "worst is over" from a "customer flight standpoint."
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NAFTA land trade slipped another 15% in Oct. - (Headline News) from
January 07, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- Land transportation trade between the U.S. and Canada was down 19 percent in October from the same month in 2008, settling at $36.3 billion.
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Blue Water Bridge relaxes rollout of toll hike - (Headline News) from
January 06, 2010
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TORONTO – If you've crossed the Blue Water Bridge this week, you may have noticed that the Michigan Department of Transportation's proposal for a one-time 86 percent toll hike didn't kick-in on New Year's Day as originally planned.
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CARB website assists with TRU rule compliance - (Headline News) from
January 05, 2010
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- After some postponement, the California Air Resources Board's emissions regulations for Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) is now in effect and the agency is providing Golden State-bound reefer carriers a FAQ website that fully explains the regulation and its requirements.
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New intermodal chassis reporting rule postponed until June - (Headline News) from
January 05, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- After a disastrous start, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says it will delay for six month certain requirements of the new intermodal chassis safety rules that took effect in mid December.
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Grinch arrives in Tulsa town - (Headline News) from
December 23, 2009
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TULSA, Okla. - - Happily, Santa Claus will not have to go far to get a lump of Oklahoma coal to put in the stockings belonging to the apparently scrooge-hearted bosses at Arrow Trucking.
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DOT report: Ontario trade gateways vital to NAFTA - (Headline News) from
December 23, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Three busy Ontario-U.S. land border crossings rank in the top 10 leading international freight transportation gateways south of the border.
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YRC reports approvals for crucial debt swap - (Headline News) from
December 22, 2009
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Struggling U.S. LTL giant YRC Worldwide took another step closer to saving itself from bankruptcy on Monday.
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U.S. registration fees still up in the air - (Headline News) from
December 22, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- As 2009 winds down, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has yet to finalize the fee structure for the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement for 2010, which could put enforcement on hiatus.
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Red River floods could undermine CentrePort plans? - (Headline News) from
December 21, 2009
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WINNIPEG -- Highway 75 in Southern Manitoba is seen by some as the weak link in the province's plan to create CentrePort, a mega-sized inland, intermodal hub.
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New 'roadability' rules lead to intermodal muddle - (Headline News) from
December 18, 2009
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- It was day one for the new rules, and confusion reigned.
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Think tank ranks U.S. highways from best to worst - (Headline News) from
December 18, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- For the ninth straight year, North Dakota was named the U.S. state with the best performing highway systems by free market think tank, The Reason Foundation.
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U.S. trucking upturn won't happen until '11 - (Headline News) from
December 11, 2009
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Carriers have a more optimistic outlook, with expectations for increased volume and rates in 2010, according to a fourth quarter Business Expectations Survey by Transport Capital Partners.
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US-bound exports keep posting modest gains - (Headline News) from
December 10, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Led by gains from exports to the U.S., Canada's merchandise exports rose 3.4 percent in October.
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EPA to declare CO2 a "pollutant" - (Headline News) from
December 07, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Despite recent news that leading climate change researchers are exaggerating claims of global warming, the U.S. Environmental Agency will declare carbon dioxide a dangerous "pollutant."
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CBP gets low marks for container scanning systems - (Headline News) from
December 07, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection is not doing an unsatisfactory under the 9/11 Commission Act, which requires 100 percent of U.S.-bound cargo containers to be scanned by 2012.
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New Windsor-Detroit bridge expected to get 'green' light today - (Headline News) from
December 03, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Transport Canada is expected to announce that it has won approval for the its Environmental Assessment of a new public bridge between Windsor, Ont. and Detroit, The Windsor Star reports.
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Cross-border surface trade still lags '08 - (Headline News) from
December 03, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Trade between the U.S. and Canada was down 25.7 percent in September compared to the same month in 2008, settling at $34.8 billion.
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OTA urges delay of major toll hike at Blue Water - (Headline News) from
December 02, 2009
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LANSING, Mich. -- Nearly doubling truck tolls on the Blue Water Bridge during these fragile economic times, "is unreasonable and cannot be absorbed by carriers who operate under contracts with their shippers."
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Soaring Loonie could undermine trucking recovery: analysts - (Headline News) from
December 01, 2009
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TORONTO -- A loonie in flight could ground somewhat the projected growth of freight volumes in the coming months, according to transport analysts at National Bank Financial's Economics & Strategy Group.
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Meat haulers will no longer be notified of inspections - (Headline News) from
November 26, 2009
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OTTAWA -- A few days after New Years, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will stop providing 72-hour advance notification of inspection of US meat imports.
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CBP will not accept old FAST cards in New Year - (Headline News) from
November 25, 2009
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection says that drivers will no longer be able to use their old Free and Secure Trade (FAST) cards in passenger lanes effective January 5, 2010.
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Drug traffickers high on FAST truckers - (Headline News) from
November 24, 2009
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LAREDO, Tex. -- A way to expedite trusted truckers across the border, the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program isn't going exactly as planned -- especially at U.S.'s southern border.
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Owner-ops v/s Great Lakes State - (Headline News) from
November 24, 2009
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GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is seeking refunds on all commercial vehicle inspection citations issued to truckers in Minnesota prior to Aug. 1, 2009.
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SPECIAL REPORT: The UVWs of the freight market - (Headline News) from
November 20, 2009
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TORONTO -- Alphabet soup-style economic forecasts continue to simmer. On the North American hot stove, there's been much talk of a 'U'-shaped recovery (a gradual upturn) in 2010, although how stretched out the bottom will be remains open to debate
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Ontario-America truck crossings show some bounce - (Headline News) from
November 19, 2009
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FORT ERIE, Ont. -- Month-to-month commercial truck crossings rose slightly in October at most Ontario-U.S. bridges and borders, but are still down significantly from the same period in 2008.
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CanAm truck ferry to close temporarily - (Headline News) from
November 17, 2009
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- The Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry will be closed down temporarily until February to undergo construction for an enhancement and infrastructure improvement project.
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Sept exports rise; Autos get bump from 'Cash for Clunkers' - (Headline News) from
November 16, 2009
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OTTAWA -- For the third time in the last four months, Canada's merchandise exports rose in September -- this time by $1.0 billion to $30.3 billion as volumes increased 4.5 percent.
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OTA to Bridge Folks: 'Hate to see you toll us so' - (Headline News) from
November 13, 2009
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TORONTO -- An 85-percent hike in tolls is a bit too much to swallow. Especially since we're barely inching out of a recession.
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TC forks over cash for Windsor truck ferry project - (Headline News) from
November 13, 2009
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- The Windsor Detroit Truck Ferry may have some unresolved issues with certain branches of the Canadian government, but Transport Canada is no longer one of them.
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MDOT eyes massive hike to Blue Water Bridge toll - (Headline News) from
November 10, 2009
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PORT HURON, Ont. -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is proposing to nearly double the toll-crossing fee to the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron and Sarnia, Ont.
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ATA: HOS 'aint broke, so why 'fix' it? - (Headline News) from
November 06, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- America's largest carrier association says it's is "extremely perplexed" that the Department of Transportation would agree to reopen its hours-of-service rules after years of improving truck safety statistics.
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CTA calls for more cooperation on truck standards - (Headline News) from
November 06, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- In an audience with the Transportation Law Institute, the Canadian Trucking Alliance insisted cooperation between Canada and the U.S. was a key to moving the industry forward.
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New Calais border opens; CBP closes older crossings to trucks - (Headline News) from
November 06, 2009
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ST. STEPHEN, N.B. -- The new port of entry in Calais will be open for all commercial vehicle traffic starting on Nov. 16 at 9:00 am EST.
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Senate confirms Ferro to FMCSA top job - (Headline News) from
November 06, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate has confirmed former Baltimore Trucking Association president Anne Ferro's nomination to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
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Yellow Brick Wall: Undercutting YRC keeps LTL rates down - (Headline News) from
November 05, 2009
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NEW YORK -- Sometimes the highways can look a lot like the jungle landscape seen in reruns of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.
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USDA backtracks on APHIS fee increase - (Headline News) from
November 04, 2009
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OTTAWA -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance is applauding a decision by the Americans to cancel an increase to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) inspection fee by 15 percent.
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Herb Appeal: medical marijuana liberties don't apply to truckers - (Headline News) from
November 02, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Exemptions from prosecution for those who use medical marijuana do not trump the Department of Transportation's prohibition of the drug used by safety-sensitive transportation employees, including truck drivers.
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Freight hopes grow for transporters; rail most optimistic - (Headline News) from
October 30, 2009
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TORONTO -- Shippers are more confident than they've been in a long time that freight volumes will recover in 2010, according to a new national survey by National Bank Financial (NBF) and the Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation (CITT).
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MTO upshifts older driver retest rule to allow auto trannies - (Headline News) from
October 30, 2009
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TORONTO -- Older drivers retesting for their commercial licences will be permitted to take the ministry road test with trucks equipped with an automatic transmission.
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Altering behavior the key to limiting distracted drivers - (Headline News) from
October 30, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Texting while driving has become socially acceptable, and laws as well as education are needed to change the culture, a prominent trucking exec told House of Representatives.
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Drivers should have Next-gen FAST cards in-hand - (Headline News) from
October 30, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Older, first generation FAST cards will no longer be accepted by Canada Border Services Agency or US Customs and Border Protection as of Dec. 1, 2009.
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CanAm land trade still sliding down - (Headline News) from
October 30, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Surface transportation trade between Canada and the U.S., was down 29.6 percent from August 2008, settling at $32.9 billion.
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ATA truck tonnage recedes in Sept. - (Headline News) from
October 26, 2009
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- It's two steps forward and one step back for the latest American truck tonnage rates in September.
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FAST lanes aren't fast enough, trucker tells Congress - (Headline News) from
October 23, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- There needs to be an improvement to border infrastructure and procedures to boost security and freight transportation efficiency across borders, one of America's most prominent crosss-border truckers told Congress.
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Bradley urges better pre-recovery efficiencies - (Headline News) from
October 23, 2009
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MONTREAL -- "Modest yet meaningful measures" need to be undertaken in order to take full advantage of economic recovery when it happens, the country's top trucking spokesman told a group of Canadian and US business and government officials.
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On the Rocks: Jersey passes vehicle ice-clearing law - (Headline News) from
October 22, 2009
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TRENTON, N.J. -- The Garden State is officially the first jurisdiction in North America to require that drivers remove snow and ice from atop their cars, trucks and trailers.
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Sleep apnea program should be law: US safety board - (Headline News) from
October 22, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Trucking rulemaklers should implement a program to identify commercial drivers at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, says the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Border operator slams CBSA - (Headline News) from
October 22, 2009
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TORONTO -- An American border operator says Canada is falling far behind the U.S. when it comes to technology, creating unnecessary strain at land crossings between the two countries.
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Hybrids: No noise is good noise for lawyers - (Headline News) from
October 20, 2009
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NEW YORK -- Hybrid trucks and cars reduce emissions pollution coming out of exhaust pipes, but it's the low levels of noise pollution that has at least one New York lawyer blowing smoke.
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Truckers, port reach settlement over Clean Trucks program - (Headline News) from
October 20, 2009
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LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The American Trucking Associations and the Port of Long Beach announced a settlement that will end the trucking group's legal challenge of the port's Clean Trucks Program. The association will continue to pursue legal action against the Port of Los Angeles.
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Tanks For Nothing: 'Wetlines' rule could be costly and dangerous - (Headline News) from
October 19, 2009
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TORONTO -- It ain't easy getting tanked south of the border. Congress is looking to make life even more complicated (and expensive) for tank fleets that operate in America.
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Ambassador to replace all lanes on deck - (Headline News) from
October 16, 2009
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DETROIT -- Despite a good report from safety consultants, the Ambassador Bridge Co. is planning a complete deck replacement across the bridge.
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N.Y. to crack down on wayward trucks - (Headline News) from
October 15, 2009
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- Legislation is being proposed in New York that calls for stricter enforcement of driving laws aimed at reducing the number of bridge strikes by truck drivers.
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Private bridge can't keep safety report quiet: Judge - (Headline News) from
October 14, 2009
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DETROIT -- After winning a restraining order last week to keep Ambassador Bridge repair records away from the public, a U.S. District Judge has denied a request by owner Matty Moroun to continue keeping the report a secret.
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New U.S. drug testing rules in effect - (Headline News) from
October 13, 2009
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CALGARY -- File this under 'not-so-great job, but someone has to do it.'
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Truckers back anti-texting law; teaching four-wheelers about trucks - (Headline News) from
October 09, 2009
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- Their agendas aren't always in line, but America's largest carrier group and its most influential owner-op organization both agree that texting while operating a truck should be illegal.
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Ambassador safety no issue in Canada - (Headline News) from
October 09, 2009
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- While the owner of the Ambassador Bridge battles U.S. legislators over the release of a safety study, no concerns are being brought forward in Canada.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Freight recovery slow and not-so-steady - (Headline News) from
October 07, 2009
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LAS VEGAS -- Walk through the airport here or on any casino floor and you're likely to hear the catch phrase "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" approximately every 33 seconds (estimated guess based on how many times this writer rolls his eyes in a five-minute span),
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Truckers have to 'lead with their chin' going forward: ATA boss - (Headline News) from
October 06, 2009
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LAS VEGAS -- "A trucker has to be an optimist or else he wouldn't be trucking."
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US DOT to forge ahead with texting ban for truckers - (Headline News) from
October 02, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Drive-by-texting will likely be illegal soon enough for truckers in the U.S.
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Michigan bill keeps DRIC active, but caps spending - (Headline News) from
October 02, 2009
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DETROIT -- A Michigan budget passed week allows the planner of a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor to continue its design, engineering and environmental work.
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NAFTA land trade posts seventh straight monthly drop - (Headline News) from
October 02, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- North American surface transportation trade was down 28 percent in July 2009 from the year-ago period, according to the DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
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Health inspection fees make cross-border operations ill - (Headline News) from
October 01, 2009
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OTTAWA -- A 30-day delay in the implementation of increased border fees has done little to please the Canadian Trucking Alliance.
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Court blocks publicity of bridge condition report - (Headline News) from
October 01, 2009
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DETROIT -- Matty Moroun, the owner of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont. and Detroit won an extension of a restraining order that prevents a Michigan congressman from releasing a safety inspection report on the aging structure.
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Bridge Co. files lawsuit to keep safety records private - (Headline News) from
September 29, 2009
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- The owner of the Ambassador Bridge is suing to stop a Michigan congressman from releasing the private bridge's safety record to the public.
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MI businesses urge continued state support for new bridge - (Headline News) from
September 28, 2009
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DETROIT -- A group of several dozen prominent Michigan businesses and individuals have signed a petition that calls for continued funding for the Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) project.
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ATA freight index shows lowest y-y drop of '09 - (Headline News) from
September 28, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- It looks as if the U.S. freight market is going to close the year more or less as it began.
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Gold to Green: Cali-bound truckers readying for CARB diet - (Headline News) from
September 28, 2009
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VANCOUVER -- A steady diet of CARB regulations could have California-bound truckers tightening their belts very soon as they swallow the costs to comply with tougher environmental rules.
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OTA calls for quick end to licence examiners strike - (Headline News) from
September 25, 2009
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TORONTO -- The union representing Ontario's striking driving examiners and the company that operates provincial Drive Test facilities need to resume labor talks, says the Ontario Trucking Association.
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Interest group seeks national cell phone ban for truckers - (Headline News) from
September 25, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- A U.S. advocacy group has filed a petition with the DOT, calling on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to implement a rule to restrict the use of "unsafe electronic devices" by commercial truck drivers, regardless of whether they're needed for the job.
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Ontario FAST drivers with expired licences get a pass - (Headline News) from
September 25, 2009
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TORONTO -- Expired drivers' licences have been extended during the five-week DriveTest strike in Ontario, but what are cross-border truckers to do when heading stateside?
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CTA to fight "eye popping" UCRA hike proposal - (Headline News) from
September 25, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Now is not the time to increase fees of the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement (UCRA), Canadian and American truckers insist.
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US health care debate stalling Mexican truck resolution - (Headline News) from
September 25, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is not expected to resolve the cross-border trucking dispute with Mexico this year, the Department of Transportation's the undersecretary for policy said this week.
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CBP delays residue rule again; Industry scrambling to comply - (Headline News) from
September 23, 2009
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OTTAWA -- For the second time, Canadian truckers convinced U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to postpone enforcement of a controversial rule requiring shippers and carriers to report trace amounts of chemical residue on e-manifests when crossing into the U.S.
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US Customs outlines C-TPAT enforcement and appeal rules - (Headline News) from
September 15, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border protection says it will take a hard line against carriers or shippers and immediately remove those who don't comply with the program’s minimum security criteria.
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Heavy truck debate heats up stateside - (Headline News) from
September 15, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- A federal pilot project that would enable Maine to allow 100,000-pound, six-axle single-trailers on state highways drew both cheers and jeers last week.
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Back-to-back hikes in Canadian exports reported - (Headline News) from
September 10, 2009
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OTTAWA -- For the first time this year, export volumes made consecutive monthly advances, Stats Canada reports.
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Interline LTL venture gets thumbs up from Justice - (Headline News) from
September 09, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- A joint venture between seven regional LTL carriers, including Alberta's Canadian Freightways, will be allowed to proceed, the U.S. Dept. of Justice ruled this week.
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Start Spreading the News: NY next state to ban texting - (Headline News) from
September 08, 2009
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York State's law banning the use of handheld devices for reading, typing and sending text messages while driving has been passed.
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More safety oversight needed on Mexican truckers: OIG - (Headline News) from
September 04, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials still need to do a better job in regulating safety standards on Mexican truckers that cross the border, according to the nation's top government watchdog.
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The Soo looking to secure bridge cash, cargo hub project - (Headline News) from
September 03, 2009
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SAULT Ste. MARIE, Ont. -- Federal funding for the long-awaited expansion of the Canadian half of the International Bridge's customs plazas and inspections stations is "imminent," promises local MP Tony Martin.
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NAFTA: half-a-year of surface trade declines - (Headline News) from
September 01, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Surface transportation between Canada and the U.S. plummeted a whopping 36.6 percent in June from the same period in 2008.
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VW licence not fit for cross border trucking - (Headline News) from
August 31, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Transport Canada has commenced mirroring a U.S. rule that identifies truck drivers who are barred from operating a vehicle in that country for medical reasons.
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Celadon's glow fades, but worst might be over - (Headline News) from
August 31, 2009
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- When Steve Russell launched Celadon Trucking 24 years ago, he named it, he says, after the "prettiest word" in the English language.
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US truck tonnage jumps slightly - (Headline News) from
August 27, 2009
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- The U.S., For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, complied by the American Trucking Associations' was up 2.1 percent in July, raising the index to 101.9.
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US regulators consider new trucker entrant exam - (Headline News) from
August 27, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, requesting comments from the industry on whether the agency should require new carrier applicants to pass a safety examination as part of its revised New Entrant Safety Assurance Process.
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Ambassador buying backup 'floating' bridge - (Headline News) from
August 26, 2009
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DETROIT -- Two years ago, the tragic collapse of a major Minneapolis freeway bridge got the owner of the aging Ambassador Bridge thinking of what to do if something similar were to happen in Windsor-Detroit.
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US trucker dies of 'swine flu' - (Headline News) from
August 25, 2009
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Landstar System over-the-road driver from Beaverton, Ore., died last week after becoming ill with the H1N1 strain of flu, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Work on new Windsor Gateway truck route to begin soon - (Headline News) from
August 25, 2009
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- After years of legal, environmental and territorial debate, the long-awaited truck bypass road to a new international bridge between Windsor and Detroit is getting built.
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Canadian border gets Mexican-style spy cam treatment - (Headline News) from
August 24, 2009
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection has begun construction on the deployment of eight Remote Video Surveillance Systems at border crossings in Detroit and Buffalo to counter illegal cross-border activity.
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Winsdor truck ferry finds government ally - (Headline News) from
August 20, 2009
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Windsor, Ont. -- The relationship between the federal government and the Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry is normally on rough waters.
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New Maine crossing under consideration - (Headline News) from
August 18, 2009
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EDMUNSTON, N.B. -- Concerns over whether or not a border bridge in New Brunswick can handle its daily flow of commercial traffic has prompted a neighboring U.S. state to take action.
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Manitoulin, NEMF make interlining pact - (Headline News) from
August 14, 2009
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TORONTO -- Manitoulin Transport and New England Motor Freight are the latest cross-border LTL carriers to form an interlining partnership.
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Americans show preference for protectionism: Poll - (Headline News) from
August 13, 2009
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PHOENIX, Ariz. -- A new poll shows that more than half of Americans want "Buy American" rules to stay in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and even more supposedly approve of keeping the southern border closed to Mexican trucks.
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Cnd exports rise on the back on petroleum shipments - (Headline News) from
August 12, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Canada's merchandise exports increased 2.3 percent to just under $29.3 billion in June, halting three consecutive monthly declines.
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Air quality concerns trigger truck inspection site move - (Headline News) from
August 12, 2009
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has moved off-site commercial vehicle inspections at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor to another location due to health concerns
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Obama tackles protectionism at NAFTA summit - (Headline News) from
August 11, 2009
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GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- U.S. President Obama backed off campaign pledges to "amend" NAFTA and promised he would do what he could to re-launch the Mexican cross-border truck project.
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CTA continues push for simpler U.S. insurance rules - (Headline News) from
August 11, 2009
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) submitted comments to the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration supporting a change to simplify how Canadian carriers are insured south of the border.
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Garden State on verge of vehicle ice-clearing law - (Headline News) from
August 10, 2009
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TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey is on the brink of becoming the first North American state to fine drivers who do not clear snow or ice from their vehicles before hitting the road.
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Maine truck weight boost makes Atlantic trucking more efficient: APCC - (Headline News) from
August 10, 2009
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KENTVILLE, N.S. -- Atlantic Truckers and local businesses are applauding the State of Maine's decision to standardize truck weight restrictions with Eastern Canada.
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Ontario truck border crossings plateau - (Headline News) from
August 07, 2009
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NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. -- Although July's Ontario-U.S. truck traffic numbers remain lower than last year, the good news is that the month-to-month downward spiral throughout 2009 seems to have stopped.
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CBP advises C-TPATers to review security processes - (Headline News) from
August 07, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a security bulletin, urging all C-TPAT members to be more vigilant.
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N.Y., Cali in the truck-banning mood - (Headline News) from
August 07, 2009
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Governator has effectively told truckers they won't be back on a stretch of California highway.
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Obama aid step closer to Canada ambassadorship - (Headline News) from
August 06, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's pick to represent the U.S. in Ottawa cleared a "sparsely attended" Senate confirmation hearing with little trouble.
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FMCSA spells out truckers' 'principle place of business' - (Headline News) from
August 05, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. trucking regulators want to ensure that carriers' registered "principal place of business" is exactly just that.
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CBP goes ahead with tanker residue reporting rule - (Headline News) from
August 03, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border protection is done considering whether it will require exporters and carriers to stipulate on electronic manifests the amount of residual chemicals left inside portable tank containers.
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DOT drug testing rules back in action - (Headline News) from
July 31, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- The Department of Transportation has reinstated the requirements for observation collection of urine samples for all return-to-duty and follow-up drug tests, effective August 31.
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NAFTA surface trade posts record y-y drop - (Headline News) from
July 31, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- The latest Canada-U.S. surface transportation trade numbers are in and it's more of the same.
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US Watchdog: Unsafe trucks, buses rolling under radar - (Headline News) from
July 30, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- The latest study by the Government Accountability Office shows that hundreds of trucking and bus companies continue to travel on U.S. highways despite having their operating licences yanked for safety violations.
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Cavalier inks interline deal with U.S. fleet - (Headline News) from
July 29, 2009
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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Family owned LTL carriers Cavalier Transportation of Mississauga, Ont. and Tennessee-based Milan Express have formed a cross-border partnership.
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Mexican truck program revival clears first hurdles - (Headline News) from
July 28, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- A plan to allow Mexican trucks to once again cross the American border beyond the longstanding 25-mile restriction zone moved another step closer to reality.
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Amercian alliance formed to end trucking dispute - (Headline News) from
July 24, 2009
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It’s a move right out of a reality TV show, but more than 150 U.S. manufacturers have formed an alliance.
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Act now to fend off Customs chaos: Reports - (Headline News) from
July 23, 2009
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WASHINGTON - - It's like that old joke: You can't fix the roof until it stops raining but when it's not raining, the roof don't leak.
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Cashing on in speed limiters - (Headline News) from
July 21, 2009
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MILTON, Ont. -- Obligatory speed limiters in Ontario are discouraging American carriers from entering the province.
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Feds land deal to jumpstart new border bridge - (Headline News) from
July 21, 2009
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- The Canadian government has purchased approximately 94 acres of land from the City of Windsor, which marks an important step forward in building the new border crossing between Windsor, Ont. and Detroit.
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Slowdown in Motown: Expect interstate delays for a while - (Headline News) from
July 20, 2009
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DETROIT -- Officials say they don’t know when the two-mile section of I-75 between Detroit and Flint will be re-opened, following the gas-truck explosion that ripped down an overpass earlier this week.
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Trucking, automotive leaders prop up DRIC bridge - (Headline News) from
July 17, 2009
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- The head of Canada's largest trucking group solidified his support for a separate, government-funded bridge crossing at the Windsor Detroit Gateway.
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Report: Twin Windsor-Detroit bridge not needed - (Headline News) from
July 15, 2009
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DETROIT -- Eroding auto parts traffic between the U.S. and Canada is reducing the need for two new international bridge crossings between Windsor and Detroit, says a study backed by the Detroit Regional Chamber.
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Washington report identifies a new frontier - (Headline News) from
July 14, 2009
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A U.S. think tank recently outlined a strategy for streamlining border problems, including taking a different approach to relations to the north and south.
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CTA voices border concerns at economic summit - (Headline News) from
July 13, 2009
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BOISE, Idaho -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance is concerned that border problems are being masked by the economic downturn and congestion of the past will return unless changes are made.
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Can-Am pretrip reciprocity solidified - (Headline News) from
July 13, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Despite some concerns to the contrary, the U.S. and Canada have reaffirmed their ongoing agreement on pre-trip and post-trip truck inspections.
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Pro-free traders call for rally against NAFTA protectionism - (Headline News) from
July 13, 2009
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QUEBEC CITY -- As protectionist impulses heighten, former ambassadors have risen up to defend NAFTA and call for more vocal support for continued free trade initiatives.
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Canada trade surplus widens - (Headline News) from
July 10, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Exports and imports declined for the third consecutive month in May and have been trending downwards since July 2008.
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Cross-border Ontario truck traffic still in a freefall - (Headline News) from
July 10, 2009
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TORONTO -- All but one Ontario border crossing reported lower commercial traffic numbers in June 2009 compared to the same period from the year before, according to the most recent report by the Public Border Operators Association.
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It's almost congestion time again: Report - (Headline News) from
July 10, 2009
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HOUSTON, Tex. -- The soft economy and recent high fuel prices may have taken some vehicles off the road across America, but traffic congestion is expected to thicken once again when the economy picks back up, according to a report issued by the Texas Transportation Institute.
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Michigan launches UCR enforcement blitz - (Headline News) from
July 10, 2009
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LANSING, Mich. -- Beginning this weekend, the Michigan State Police Traffic Safety Division will launch a weeklong enforcement blitz for Unified Carrier Registration compliance.
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Feds throw border ferries lifeline; Windsor truck ferry? Not so much - (Headline News) from
July 09, 2009
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SARNIA, Ont. -- The Canadian government is forgiving three quarters of a million dollars in ice-breaking fees owed to it by two ferry lines operating between Southwest Ontario and Michigan, while continuing to leave another American-owned cross-border cargo ferry out in the cold.
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FMCSA favors milestone insurance change for Canuck truckers - (Headline News) from
July 09, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Canadian truckers could for the first time buy Canadian insurance to haul into the U.S., according to a recent proposal of rulemaking issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
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Golden State postpones controversial reefer regs - (Headline News) from
July 06, 2009
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Cross-border reefer carriers sweating over costly new truck refrigeration unit rules in California have been given a short compliance reprieve.
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DRIC seeks design, building contracts for new bridge - (Headline News) from
July 03, 2009
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DETROIT -- The Michigan Department of Transportation has sent out requests for proposals from companies interested in designing and building a new bridge between Windsor, Ont. and Detroit.
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CanAm land trade plummets y-y - (Headline News) from
July 02, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Surface transportation trade between the U.S. and Canada was down to $30.2 billion in April, a whopping decline of 38.2 percent versus April 2008.
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B.C. truckers keep border crossing - (Headline News) from
June 19, 2009
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ALDERGROVE, B.C. -- Chalk a victory up for B.C. truckers.
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Con-Way pilots cross border manifest system - (Headline News) from
June 19, 2009
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WATERLOO, Ont. -- Con-Way Freight is one of the carriers putting new software to use in preparation for the upcoming mandatory Advanced Commercial Information (ACI) Truck e-Manifest system.
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Protect us from protection, industry leaders urge - (Headline News) from
June 17, 2009
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DETROIT -- America's recovery is not going to be a result of economic nationalism.
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Ambassador Co. fires back at US Coast Guard - (Headline News) from
June 17, 2009
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WARREN, Mich. -- Calling it a move that "smacks of retribution" for a federal lawsuit filed last month, the Detroit International Bridge Company blasted the U.S. Coast Guard for ordering that construction be halted on work to twin the Ambassador Bridge.
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US Coast Guard orders Ambassador to halt twin span - (Headline News) from
June 15, 2009
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DETROIT -- The U.S. Coast Guard says the Ambassador Bridge has not yet acquired the necessary permits to build a second span adjacent to the current bridge and has told the private company to stop construction until it does so.
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EXCLUSIVE: Ambassador bridge urges MDOT to lift hazmat limits - (Headline News) from
June 12, 2009
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DETROIT -- The privately owned Ambassador Bridge is trying to siphon cross-border hazmat business away from the Detroit Windsor Truck Ferry. But it'll need the Michigan government's help first.
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A little S&M? (Statistical masochism, that is) - (Headline News) from
June 10, 2009
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OTTAWA -- If you're wondering why there are even fewer lineups at the border, read on.
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Shipper-trucker group presses for higher truck weights - (Headline News) from
June 09, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- More than 100 American industry associations and individual companies have launched a coalition asking Congress to raise the truck weight limit in the U.S.
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Standoff could force relocation of border crossing - (Headline News) from
June 08, 2009
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CORNWALL, Ont. -- The Canada Border Services Agency is looking to call in third-party mediators to end the weeklong standoff with the local Mohawk community which closed the northbound span of the Seaway International Bridge in Cornwall.
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CBSA issues notice on truck repair reporting rules - (Headline News) from
June 08, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Canada Border Services Agency has issued a memorandum outlining rules that highway carriers must meet when reporting and accounting for repairs to their vehicles performed outside Canada.
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Bill would streamline TWIC, hazmat checks for truckers - (Headline News) from
June 05, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would cut down on redundant background checks for port and hazmat truck drivers.
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Mexican truckers sue U.S. over cross-border policy - (Headline News) from
June 02, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Some Mexican truckers can't wait for the Obama administration to reinstate cross-border trucking.
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BCTA lobbies to keep border crossing open to trucks - (Headline News) from
June 01, 2009
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ALDERGROVE, B.C. -- If Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) has its way, no more trucks will cross into the U.S. at Aldergrove, B.C.
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CTA boss 'nervous' as border ID rule looms - (Headline News) from
May 29, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Canada's leading trucker rep waits anxiously for the new Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative ID rules to kick-in on Monday, June 1.
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Can-Am truck trade drops over 25% - (Headline News) from
May 29, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Surface transportation trade among the three NAFTA nations plummeted again -- this time by 27.9 percent in March from a year earlier.
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Truck crossings plummet across twin Saults - (Headline News) from
May 28, 2009
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SAULT STE. MARIE -- Northern Ontario's International Bridge experienced the worst monthly drop in commercial traffic in the crossing's nearly 50 years of operation.
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SPECIAL REPORT: FAST solution to potential border problem - (Headline News) from
May 28, 2009
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OTTAWA -- A brewing cross-border clearance mess has been averted just days before a new massive, U.S. security policy takes effect.
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Mexican truck crossing program nearing revival? - (Headline News) from
May 25, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration could be close to reopening the U.S. border to Mexican trucks under a new cross-border pilot program.
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Michigan officials urge Obama to fund new bridge to Canada - (Headline News) from
May 22, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- A group of Michigan congressmen is urging Washington to put federal money behind the binational border team planning the design of a new public bridge between Windsor and Detroit.
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ATA rallies behind tougher drug test rules for truckers - (Headline News) from
May 22, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- New legislation introduced in the Senate will help close loopholes that allow drug and alcohol users to slip by trucking companies' driver hiring checks.
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Michigan U study touts benefits of LCVs - (Headline News) from
May 19, 2009
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Increases in truck weight and length would have a direct beneficial effect on the challenges facing businesses, while boosting the overall U.S. economy and improving the environment, according to a recent study conducted by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute for the National Private Truck Council.
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Bridge Co. plays class card in bid to stop rival span - (Headline News) from
May 15, 2009
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DETROIT -- The billionaire owner of the private Ambassador Bridge is raising the stakes in his battle to stop a competing public bridge from being built a few miles away down the Detroit River.
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Customs, logistics firm pained by border traffic slump - (Headline News) from
May 13, 2009
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TORONTO -- The largest Canadian customs broker is blaming a significant drop in Canada-U.S. commercial traffic for steep losses in its most recent quarter.
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Border delays possible at Emerson and The Soo - (Headline News) from
May 12, 2009
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EMERSON, Man. -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection is advising truckers and travelers entering the U.S. through the port of Pembina, N.D.-Emerson, Man. that ongoing construction work could slow down primary traffic lanes beginning today, May 12.
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First annual Northern Border Highway Carrier Conference announced - (Headline News) from
May 12, 2009
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. border officials will be holding a one-day C-TPAT conference for carriers and shippers on August 19, 2009 in Buffalo, N.Y.
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Transport minister backs new Windsor-Detroit bridge - (Headline News) from
May 07, 2009
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- The government of Canada unequivocally reaffirmed its commitment to build a publicly controlled international bridge across Windsor and Detroit while dismissing ongoing plans by the private Ambassador Bridge Company to twin its span.
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Proof Positive: Truckers brace for U.S. passport rule - (Headline News) from
May 07, 2009
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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.
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Swine flu nothing for truckers to snort at - (Headline News) from
April 29, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- There's concern among truckers and traders that escalating fears over swine flu could restrict the flow of goods between the Canada-U.S.-Mexico borders.
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APHIS border fees going up - (Headline News) from
April 27, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture will increase certain fees under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
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Enviro Ministry greenlights parkway truck route - (Headline News) from
April 27, 2009
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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.
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California adopts low-carbon, alternative fuel standard - (Headline News) from
April 24, 2009
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Golden State has adopted a Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulation that calls for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels by 10 percent by 2020.
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The economy through orange-colored lenses - (Headline News) from
April 23, 2009
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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."
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DHS secretary coming for dinner? - (Headline News) from
April 22, 2009
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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.
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US court dismisses legal challenge of Mexican truck pilot - (Headline News) from
April 21, 2009
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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.
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It's TWIC Time: Biometric credential starts today - (Headline News) from
April 15, 2009
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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.
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Obama ponders reviving Mexican truck program - (Headline News) from
April 14, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has received recommendations from his transportation secretary for ending the month-long cross-border trucking dispute with Mexico.
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B.C. enhances border experience - (Headline News) from
April 10, 2009
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VANCOUVER -- While other regions have shied away from the Enhanced Driver’s Licences (EDL) to meet U.S. cross-border security standards, B.C. has decided to open up the application process.
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Silver State ponders whopping diesel tax hike - (Headline News) from
April 09, 2009
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CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Gambling isn't the only way to go broke in Nevada. Filling up fuel tanks in the state is about to hurt truckers in their pockets too.
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Truck stopping distance rule delayed -- again - (Headline News) from
April 09, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- The most recent U.S. Department of Transportation report on significant rulemakings indicates another push back in the regulatory timeline of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration's truck stopping distance rule.
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Another province dismisses enhanced licences - (Headline News) from
April 06, 2009
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FREDERICTON -- As quickly as provinces seemed to be jumping on the Enhanced Driver’s Licence (EDL) bandwagon, now they’re jumping off.
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Canada-U.S. trade falls nearly 10% in five years: Japan our #2 - (Headline News) from
April 03, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Canada is less reliant on U.S. trade than it's ever been before.
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US Bill would allow states to hike truck weights - (Headline News) from
April 02, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- A bill that would allow states to authorize an increase in their weight limits on Interstate highways was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week.
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Truckers call for single, go-to border issues committee - (Headline News) from
April 01, 2009
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OTTAWA -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance formally brought its appeal for a more coordinated approach to the Canada-US border before the federal government this week, urging the creation of a cabinet committee to deal with such issues.
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Good and bad news to CBSA's new goods clearance rules - (Headline News) from
March 31, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Canada's plans to mimic the American ACE program with its own electronic border pre-clearance system could spread the responsibility for gathering and presenting data on goods across the supply chain. But, as the Canadian Trucking Alliance points out, if other partners don't do their part, it's still truckers that'll pay the most.
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TSA warns truckers of border dangers - (Headline News) from
March 30, 2009
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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.
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OOIDA asks Obama to scrap Mexican truck project indefinitely - (Headline News) from
March 30, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- The largest owner-op group in the U.S. doesn't want to see a new Mexican cross-border program anytime soon.
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Canadian officials nervous over US-Mex trade bitterness - (Headline News) from
March 27, 2009
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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.
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Skepticism surrounds upcoming border ID requirements - (Headline News) from
March 26, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- If there's one thing that's certain about the new upcoming cross-border identification requirements it's uncertainty.
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LA port officials distort purpose of ATA suit: Truckers - (Headline News) from
March 26, 2009
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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.
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Truck tonnage rises slightly, but ATA stresses caution - (Headline News) from
March 26, 2009
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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.
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DRIC says truck route legit, despite critical memo - (Headline News) from
March 26, 2009
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- The environmental lawyer for the City of Windsor is blasting the Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) study team for what he claims are "numerous inconsistencies and errors" in its environmental assessment for the proposed truck route and plaza leading to a new bridge crossing in Windsor, Ont.
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Alabama drops the hammer on unsafe steel haulers - (Headline News) from
March 24, 2009
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MONTGOMERY, Al. -- The Yellowhammer State recently passed a law requiring steel coil haulers to be specially-certified -- making it one of the toughest jurisdictions on securement rules in North America.
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Ole! Mexico fights back against cross-border cancellation - (Headline News) from
March 23, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Mexico is retaliating for last week's actions by U.S. Congress that cut off funding for pilot program that allowed a select number of Mexican carriers access to U.S. highways.
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Ontario southbound truck crossings plummet - (Headline News) from
March 20, 2009
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- Cross-border trucking is in sharp decline between Canada and the U.S., according to the most recent statistics on international land movements.
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Plan for a twinned Ambassador Bridge advances - (Headline News) from
March 20, 2009
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DETROIT -- Less than a month after initially denying funding, the Michigan Strategic Fund has approved up to $787 million to build a second span of the Ambassador Bridge.
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Mexico not taking a siesta on border program - (Headline News) from
March 18, 2009
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MEXICO CITY -- While the internal debate continues in Washington about the validity about a cross-border trucking program with Mexico, the U.S.’s southern neighbors have taken matters into their own hands.
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Auto exports lowest since 1992; trade gap widening - (Headline News) from
March 13, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Both exports and imports fell in January, led by a sharp decline in automotive products trade.
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Mariachi plays on for Mexican trucks? - (Headline News) from
March 12, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Immediately after signing a bill that effectively kills the 18-month old, cross-border Mexican truck project, U.S. president Obama signified that he's willing to bring it back in a different form.
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Fourth Time's a Charm? Special interests fight truck hours - again - (Headline News) from
March 10, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Hoping to have better luck with an administration that's perhaps more friendly to their interests, a familiar coalition of lobby groups is taking yet another swipe at the American hours-of-service rules.
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Stakeholders pitch 'border ambassadors' idea - (Headline News) from
March 09, 2009
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SARNIA, Ont. -- Once upon a time, the purpose of NAFTA meant reducing barriers for freer flowing trade. It's debatable, though -- considering the alphabet soup of security acronyms shippers and carriers face daily -- whether that remains to be true.
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Between Barack and a hard place - (Headline News) from
March 06, 2009
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TORONTO -- The new American president and Congress aren't alone in their protectionist sentiments, according to a UPS-sponsored survey of small and medium sized (SME) businesses in Canada.
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DTOPS cross-border contingency plan ended - (Headline News) from
March 05, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection has finally cleared up the backlog of Decal and Transponder Online Procurement System (DTOPS) renewals and as of this week has suspended the carrier user fee contingency plan that was in place for the last three months.
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Next US protectionism plan right ON TIME - (Headline News) from
March 05, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Buy American or Buyer Beware? That's what Canadian cross-border shippers, importers, and carriers might be asking themselves these days.
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Chicago area highways some of the most congested in US - (Headline News) from
March 04, 2009
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- The I-80 at I-94 split near Chicago is considered the worst bottlenecked section of roadway in the U.S., according to the American Transportation Research Institute.
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Canadian steel mills mothballed; closure hurts Hamilton - (Headline News) from
March 04, 2009
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HAMILTON, Ont. -- The Canadian steel industry is the latest in the manufacturing sector to get slapped with the blowback from the eroding U.S. economy.
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NAFTA surface trade fell again to close '08 - (Headline News) from
March 04, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Surface transportation between the U.S and Canada dropped a whopping 17 percent in December 2008, compared to the same month the year before.
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Border security programs need coordination: CTA - (Headline News) from
February 27, 2009
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OTTAWA -- In an appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, the Canadian Trucking Alliance urged the federal government to avoid further duplication and overlap as it rolls out new transportation security measures.
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US Commission likes idea of mileage-based fees - (Headline News) from
February 27, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Calling the current federal motor fuels tax "unsustainable" over the long term, the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission is recommending that the U.S. shift to a mileage-based usage fee by 2020.
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SPECIAL REPORT: CBP could require manifests for liquid tanker residue - (Headline News) from
February 26, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- A proposed change to the U.S. Tariff Act could drastically change the way carriers report cross-border movements of tanker containers to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Debate over mileage tax continues in US - (Headline News) from
February 25, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Despite the plan being slapped down by the White House last week, U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders hinted that Big Brother may still be looked upon to bridge the funding gap in transportation.
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Adios? Budget bill could end Mexican cross-border program - (Headline News) from
February 24, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- America's controversial, but ongoing Mexican cross-border truck program may once again come to a halt if an omnibus budget bill in the U.S. House introduced Monday is passed.
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Room to Move: Bright side to US real estate crash for some fleets? - (Headline News) from
February 20, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- The crash in the U.S. real estate market, including declining property values for commercial properties, is turning into an unlikely boon for trucking carriers looking for new digs, reports Traffic World Associate Editor John Gallagher in a Special Report titled "Terminal Buy Time."
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Carriers report new wave of fraudulent DOT letters - (Headline News) from
February 20, 2009
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TORONTO -- Trucking groups in Canada and the U.S. are warning carriers of a new round of fraudulent letters from scammers purporting to be from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Ambassador Bridge project gets green approval from U.S. - (Headline News) from
February 19, 2009
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WARREN, Mich. -- The U.S. Coast Guard recently issued a Draft Finding of no significant impact on the Ambassador Bridge Enhancement Project.
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Feds pass bridge-tunnel oversight Act - (Headline News) from
February 19, 2009
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OTTAWA -- A federal proposal that requires Ottawa to keep closer watch on the operations and security of the country's 24 international bridges is now law.
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Economic winds to blow west? Execs think so - (Headline News) from
February 16, 2009
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EDMONTON -- No two economies are created equal, but there's a pretty good consensus globally that business won't come easy in the next year or so.
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Canada posts first trade deficit in over 30 years - (Headline News) from
February 11, 2009
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OTTAWA -- The global economic downturn caused both Canadian exports and imports to drop in December, with the former continuing to fall at a faster pace.
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Board presses for mandatory fatigue monitoring devices in trucks - (Headline News) from
February 05, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board recommended this week that the DOT explore making several heavy-duty vehicle safety technologies mandatory, including fatigue monitoring systems.
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'Buy American' light? Senate eases protectionist bill - (Headline News) from
February 05, 2009
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OTTAWA -- International Trade Minister Stockwell Day and many Canadian manufacturers and exporters are breathing a sigh of relief as the U.S. Senate moved on President Obama's promise to water down the protectionist 'Buy American' measure
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Truck border access road to be private-public venture - (Headline News) from
February 05, 2009
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- The province's planned Windsor Essex Parkway will be taken on by Crown corporation Infrastructure Ontario, which could look to the private sector to finance, construct or maintain the truck |
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