border crossings

Migrant influx slows Texas border port commercial operations

Commercial operations at a gateway at the Port of Brownsville in South Texas were temporarily disrupted Tuesday as border agents were shifted to immigration duties.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection transferred some personnel to handle an influx of migrants arriving in the area, according to Armando Taboada, assistant director of field operations at the Laredo Field Office.

Taboada sent an email to the trade community around 7 a.m. Tuesday stating there “currently is a migrant situation...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/migrant-influx-slows-texas-border-port-commercial-operations

Meth bust is largest ever at Canadian border

A record-breaking $28.5 million worth of methamphetamine was found hidden in a shipment of produce at the Montana-Canada border, authorities reported Thursday.

The incident occured Dec. 25 at the port of entry at Coutts, Alberta, Canada, directly across from the U.S. port of Sweet Grass in Toole County, Montana.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) uncovered 502 pounds of methamphetamine while checking a tractor-trailer hauling produce.

The amount of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/meth-bust-is-largest-ever-at-canadian-border

$8M worth of narcotics intercepted in shipments from Mexico

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine worth more than $8.4 million in separate incidents in Texas and California, authorities said.

The first case occurred Oct. 9 at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, where officers found 30 packages containing 74 pounds of alleged cocaine hidden in a tractor-trailer from Mexico. The cocaine had an estimated street value of $786,450.

The second seizure also occurred on Oct. 9, when...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/8m-worth-of-narcotics-intercepted-in-shipments-from-mexico

Truck crossings have the best week since US-Canada border closed

Trucks wait to enter cross the Canada-U.S. border at the Peace Bridge linking Ontario and New York. Cross-border truck traffic rose last week.

More than 100,000 trucks crossed the United States-Canada border last week, a level not seen since it closed to non-essential travel in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) announced on Wednesday, June 17, that just over 101,000 truck drivers crossed into Canada from the United States during the week ending June 14. The tally, which roughly corresponds to individuals trucks, has trended upward since April.

Last week’s border tally still represented a...

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Canadian border truck traffic surges

An aerial view of the U.S.-Canada border crossing at Blue Water Bridge

The number of trucks crossing the Canadian border from the U.S. surged last week as freight volumes surged in both countries. 

About 14% more truck drivers crossed the border during the week ending Sunday compared to the previous week, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) data released Wednesday shows. 

The CBSA recorded nearly 98,000 trucker crossings during the week, about 12,000 more than a week earlier. Truck traffic at the border has slowly recovered since mid-April. Last week’s numbers are...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-border-truck-traffic-surges

US to Canada truck border crossings rebound

A view from a live web camera of trucks crossing the U.S-Canada border via the Peace Bridge

The number of trucks crossing the U.S.-Canada border reached its highest level since late March, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) data shows.

Nearly 86,000 truckers entered Canada from the U.S. during the week ending May 31. That represents a decline of almost 22% compared to a year ago, the CBSA said late on Wednesday, June 3.

U.S. freight volumes have surged since the Memorial Day weekend. (Video: FreightWaves)

The latest data point offers yet another positive signal for cross-border freight

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-to-canada-truck-border-crossings-rebound

Today’s Pickup: More trucks continue to cross US-Canada border

The U.S.-Canada border crossing at Blue Water Bridge links Port Huron, Michigan and Point Edward, Ontario

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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) reported an uptick in truck drivers crossing to Canada from the U.S. last week. It’s another encouraging sign for cross-border freight during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Just over 81,000 truckers crossed the U.S.-Canada border during the week ending May 17, the CBSA reported on May 19. It’s the highest tally since the week ending March 29. Also impressive is that this happened leading up to Monday’s Victoria Day holiday.

The number of crossings – which...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/todays-pickup-more-trucks-continue-to-cross-us-canada-border

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