More stringent COVID-19 vaccine requirements set to take effect at the borders may put new pressure on freight traffic between the United States and Canada, experts said.
January 10, 2022cross-border
Government, Business, Logistics
Trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge into the United States. Canada's requirement that only vaccinated drivers will be allowed to haul freight into the country goes into effect Jan. 15. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press)
Tougher Vaccine Requirements Poised to Take Effect at Canada Border
Trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge into the United States. Canada's requirement that only vaccinated drivers will be allowed to haul freight into the country goes into effect Jan. 15. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press)
Government, Technology, Autonomous
The Ambassador Bridge is one of the border-crossings in the Detroit-Windsor Gateway. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg News)
Ontario, Michigan Partner to Explore Transportation Technologies
The Ambassador Bridge is one of the border-crossings in the Detroit-Windsor Gateway. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg News)
Government leaders in Ontario and Michigan have partnered to advance transportation and mobility technologies in a cross-border testing setting.
August 26, 2021
Business
Reliance Partners Adds Borderless Coverage to Portfolio
Trucking insurance company Reliance Partners has acquired Borderless Coverage, a North American cross-border supply chain insurance provider.
February 18, 2021
Government, Business
Trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press)
2017 Truck Crossings Into Canada Dip, Bridge and Tunnel Association Finds
Trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press)
Truck crossings between the states of Michigan and New York and the province of Ontario were fairly steady last year, declining just .42% versus 2016 levels, according to a report from the Bridge and Tunnel Operators Association.
January 24, 2018
Government, Business
Trucks cross the U.S.-Mexico border at Otay Mesa. (Sam Hodgson)
Value of NAFTA Freight Jumped in October, BTS Finds
Trucks cross the U.S.-Mexico border at Otay Mesa. (Sam Hodgson)
The United States carried more freight by value with its North American Free Trade Agreement partners in October 2017 than in October 2016, according to a study released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics Jan. 4.
January 5, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics
Mexican trucks are inspected at the Otay Mesa border crossing in San Diego (TT File Photo)
NAFTA Negotiations Proceed With Little to Show
Mexican trucks are inspected at the Otay Mesa border crossing in San Diego (TT File Photo)
Canada and Mexico are holding firm in their resistance to addressing America’s most contentious proposed changes to NAFTA in the latest talks, with the parties making some slow progress on areas of greater consensus.
November 21, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics
Sam Hodgson
North American Trade Reps Start Talks on NAFTA Overhaul
Sam Hodgson
Trade representatives from the United States, Canada and Mexico have begun talks aimed at resetting terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement, a process that is expected to take many months to conclude and which could have profound implications for freight carriers and the supply chain operations of companies in all three countries.
August 24, 2017
Government, Business, Technology
Werner's Derek Leathers on Forecasting the Shifting Business Climate
Werner Enterprises CEO Derek Leathers discusses trucking's shifting business climate with TT's Daniel Bearth, part of our July 12 LiveOnWeb program on the 2017 Transport Topics Top 100 For-Hire Carrier rankings.
July 13, 2017
Government, Business
OOIDA Asks Supreme Court to Review Decision on Cross-Border Trucking Program
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision upholding the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s authority to operate a cross-border pilot program allowing Mexican drivers to operate throughout the United States.
November 7, 2013
Government, Business
U.S. Court Again Upholds Cross-Border Pilot Project
A federal appeals court has again ruled that the government’s cross-border trucking pilot program, which allows approved Mexican fleets to operate throughout the United States, can go forward.
August 5, 2013