Ambassador Bridge

Recent drug seizures at ports of entry in 3 states top $32M

More than $32.6 million worth of cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine has been seized over the past month from commercial shipments at ports of entry in Texas, Michigan and Washington.

Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge found $19.8 million in methamphetamine and $144,500 worth of heroin concealed in a shipment of cucumbers and jalapenos.

CBP officers were checking a tractor-trailer arriving from Mexico at the bridge...

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Trucker caught with handgun, meth at US-Canada border, CBP says

A CBP officer shows the gun seized from the cab of a truck at the US-Canada border. (Photo: CBP)

An American trucker headed to Canada with a load of produce was caught with a loaded handgun and methamphetamine in his cab in an unusual discovery made during an inspection at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing, authorities said on Tuesday.

The 36-year-old driver, whose name wasn’t released, was detained on Friday night after border officers searched his cab during a routine outbound inspection, said Kris Grogan, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson.

Officers found an undeclared...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucker-caught-with-handgun-meth-at-us-canada-border-cbp-says

Check Call: Super Bowl by the numbers

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Congratulations to the Los Angeles Rams on the Super Bowl win. As a St. Louis native, I was rooting for the Bengals — actually, any team that wasn’t the Rams — but it is what it is. I’m also not the biggest football fan, but between the halftime show and all of the food consumed around the big game, I started thinking about what happens to make the Super Bowl such a spectacle.

First the food: The Super Bowl is the second-biggest eating day of the year, followed behind...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-super-bowl-by-the-numbers

Canada vows crackdown on truckers, carriers involved in protests, border blockades

A police officer in a yellow jacket with the word "POLICE" talks to a truck driver in Ottawa, Canada.

The Canadian government plans to crack down on the truckers and carriers involved in the protests and blockades that have swept the country.

“Today we are serving notice that we will freeze corporate bank accounts and cancel the insurance of trucks being used in protests that have blocked the countries,” Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Monday. “Send your semi-trailers home.”

Freeland made the threat after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he was invoking the country’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canada-vows-crackdown-on-truckers-carriers-involved-in-protests-border-blockades

Ambassador Bridge reopens as protests block other US-Canada border crossings

A truck crosses the Ambassador Bridge after the US-Canada border bridge reopened.

The busiest commercial crossing between the U.S. and Canada, the Ambassador Bridge, reopened late Sunday after police in Windsor, Ontario, cleared out a protest over COVID-19 restrictions that squeezed the cross-border supply chain for a week. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection processed the first truck to reach the U.S side of the border in Detroit at 12:30 a.m. Monday, the agency said in a tweet. As of 8:30 a.m, CBP and the Canada Border Service Agency reported normal operations on both sides...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ambassador-bridge-reopens-as-protests-block-other-us-canada-border-crossings

Windsor mayor: Ambassador Bridge demonstration’s end in sight

Government officials and local police forces are hoping Sunday’s efforts to remove demonstrators who are blocking the Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario, with Detroit will restore the flow of vehicles after the almost weeklong blockade.

“Today, our national economic crisis at the Ambassador Bridge came to an end. Border crossings will reopen when it is safe to do so and I defer to police and border agencies to make that determination,” Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens said Sunday in a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/windsor-mayor-ambassador-bridge-demonstrations-end-in-sight

Hotshot cargo flights bypass US-Canada border blockade to deliver auto parts

A white USA Jet cargo jet with twin-engines on the tail.

Automakers and major suppliers have called in hotshot air cargo services to airlift critical parts to facilities on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border because of the protest blocking the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.

Manufacturers regularly use air freight companies that specialize in cross-border hops for emergency transport, but the activity has ramped up in recent days as protesters continued to choke off the largest commercial crossing in North America. The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hotshot-cargo-flights-bypass-us-canada-border-blockade-to-deliver-auto-parts

Delta Air Lines suspends some Canada cargo shipments because of protests

A Delta jet coming in for a landing.

Delta Air Lines said late Friday it has extended restrictions and stopped accepting all products at Detroit Metropolitan Airport destined for Montreal and Toronto because of limited access to roadways and bridges into the cities resulting from trucker-led protests over the Canadian government’s pandemic mandates. 

The embargo is effective through Saturday, Delta Cargo (NYSE: DAL) said in a notice to customers.

Some roads are closed in downtown Toronto as officials prepare for weekend protests,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/delta-suspends-some-canada-air-cargo-shipments-because-of-protests

Blue Water option: How drivers avoided the Ambassador Bridge blockade

PORT HURON, Mich. — After crossing the U.S.-Canada border at the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Michigan, two veteran drivers for Ontario-based Challenger Motor Freight fueled up and sipped on their freshly brewed coffee at a local Pilot Travel Center and tried to look on the bright side of being rerouted from crossing the Ambassador Bridge.

“We didn’t want to take the [Ontario Highway] 402 because the police are removing protesters along the way and it would slow us down even more, so we...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/blue-water-option-how-drivers-avoided-the-ambassador-bridge-blockade

Universal Logistics sees bridge blockade as ‘blip’ to strong 2022

Stock pops 7% on better-than-expected guide

Universal Logistics Holdings “had its share of challenges” during 2021. Port and supply chain congestion and a tough labor market weighed on production at the auto and truck OEMs, the Michigan-based asset-light transportation provider’s primary customer base.

“Yet, despite these challenges, Universal’s business model continued to deliver impressive results,” CEO Tim Phillips stated in a press release. The company reported record full-year revenue in 2021, up 26% year-over-year to $1.75 billion,...

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