Ontario driver admits to hauling cocaine in watermelon pallets

A Canadian commercial truck driver has admitted to hauling cocaine in watermelon pallets in the U.S. in July 2021. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers found approximately 30 kg…

Long PIP processing times costing carriers business

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said processing times for the Partners in Protection (PIP) program can vary based on completeness of the application and file complexity, responding to complaints…

Brampton trucker arrested in $6.5M drug bust at border

A truck driver from Brampton, Ont., was arrested after Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers found hundreds of kilograms of suspected cocaine worth approximately $6.5 million in his truck. On…

Gordie Howe International Bridge to open in Fall 2025

The Gordie Howe International Bridge project team has confirmed that construction completion is planned for September 2025, with the first vehicles expected to travel across the bridge that fall. Originally,…

Feds invest $5M to ease Peace Bridge border crossing wait times for trucks

The federal government recently announced a $5-million investment in the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority to install non-intrusive inspection technologies for commercial vehicles that will facilitate more efficient…

Brampton man charged after 52 kg of suspected cocaine seized from truck

A 27-year-old man from Brampton, Ont., is facing drug-related charges after Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers seized more than 52 kg of suspected cocaine from a commercial truck at…

B.C. police asking Interpol to help track down convicted truck driver

Police in British Columbia are asking Interpol to post a red notice for the arrest and return of a Surrey man who escaped to India after being convicted of smuggling…

TForce buys two former Yellow terminals

TForce was the winning bidder for two owned terminals that belonged to bankrupt LTL carrier Yellow Corp. Terminals in Sacramento, Calif., and Lexington, Ky., were purchased by TForce Properties, the…

Farrow broker business acquired by Kuehne+Nagel

Kuehne+Nagel has acquired Farrow, a 112-year-old, family-owned customs broker headquartered in Windsor, Ont. The brokerage has 830 employees in 41 locations across Canada and the U.S., and last year it…

Connecticut backs down from zero-emission mandate timeline

Connecticut has backed off a plan that would ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035 and the American Trucking Associations (ATA) has welcomed the news. Responding to the “growing…

No terrorism link in Niagara Falls Rainbow Bridge explosion: FBI

 A vehicle speeding toward a U.S.-Canada bridge from the American side crashed and exploded at a checkpoint in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, killing two people and prompting the closing of multiple border…

UPDATED: Niagara border crossings closed following Rainbow Bridge explosion

Four international border crossings in Ontario’s Niagara region were closed Wednesday afternoon following a vehicle explosion on the American side of the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls. The Peace Bridge…

Toronto couple charged after drug-laden truck stopped at border

A Toronto couple is facing drug-related charges stemming from a tractor-trailer loaded with suspected methamphetamine stopped at an Ontario border crossing. On March 4, 2023, a semi-truck coming into Canada…

Ambassador Bridge owners look to carry more HazMat

The Detroit International Bridge Co., owner of the Ambassador bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit, is proposing to add two classes of hazardous materials that shippers could carry across its four-lane…

Trucks carry $36.6B in goods across Canada-U.S. border in September

September’s transborder truck freight edged up 0.3% over the same month last year, reaching a value of US$82.1 billion across North America, according to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.