Canada-U.S. Border

Trucker protest updates: DHS worried about Super Bowl disruption

The Freedom Convoy that began in Canada to protest COVID-19 vaccine requirements is now being felt in the United States, as well as other parts of the world. Thursday promises to be a particularly newsworthy day.

FreightWaves will provide constant updates with this file as news develops.

Department of Homeland Security issues bulletin about Los Angeles protest

Several news outlets confirmed that the DHS issues a bulletin warning law enforcement agencies that a group of truckers is planning a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucker-protest-updates-dhs-worried-about-super-bowl-disruption

FreightWaves Classics: Key bridge links Michigan and Ontario

The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge. (Photo: International Bridge Authority)

The International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie is the only way for vehicles to cross between the Canadian province of Ontario and the state of Michigan within 300 miles. The International Bridge connects the United States and Canada, as well as connecting the two cities on either end of the bridge – Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario with Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. (Sault Ste. Marie is pronounced Soo-Saint-Mah-Ree.) A regional railroad that formerly served the area was known as the Soo Line.

The International Bridge at night. (Photo: Michigan Department of Transportation)The...

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Montreal-based ENERGY Transportation Group opens Chattanooga office

Aerial view of Chattanooga with Lookout Mountain in the background

On Tuesday, ENERGY Transportation Group, an asset-based third-party logistics firm headquartered in Montreal, announced the opening of its brokerage division in Chattanooga, Tennessee, furthering its penetration into the North American transportation ecosystem. 

“The choice to locate our newest business division in Chattanooga was a no-brainer,” said Shawn Girard, CEO of ENERGY. “Chattanooga has always held a storied place in the history of transportation across the Southeast and the vibrancy of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/montreal-based-energy-transportation-group-opens-chattanooga-office

Rail Roundup: TTCI scope and rail-shipper council membership expand

A photograph of intermodal containers parked at a rail yard.Contract change allows TTCI to expand work to multiple sites

The management of the Transportation Technology Center Inc. (TTCI), a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) that develops and researches safety technology for the rail industry, is undergoing a change in September that will expand TTCI’s work to multiple sites.

TTCI’s management will transition from a single-source “care, custody and control contract” to a contract affiliated with the U.S. Department of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rail-roundup-ttci-scope-and-rail-shipper-council-membership-expand

Canada’s Fastfrate buys cross-border logistics provider ASL

Fastfrate Group announced its acquisition of ASL Distribution Services.

Canadian trucking and logistics company Fastfrate Group has acquired third-party logistics provider ASL Distribution Services in a deal that dramatically expands its cross-border e-commerce business.

Fastfrate announced the acquisition on Tuesday and said it will boost annual revenue by CA$120 million ($94 million) in 2021. The deal adds 13 terminals and final-mile hubs in New York and Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba in Canada.

It comes amid a wave of acquisitions in the Canadian trucking and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadas-fastfrate-buys-cross-border-logistics-provider-asl

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

News Alert: US, Mexico, Canada border closures extend another month

Trucks lined up for inspection at the U.S.-Mexico border at the Port of Laredo. The U.S. land borders with Mexico and Canada will remain closed for non-essential travel through Dec. 21.

The U.S. land borders with Mexico and Canada will remain closed for nonessential travel until at least Dec. 21, after the three countries agreed to extend the restrictions as COVID-19 surges.

Officials announced the border closure extension on Thursday. Trucks will continue to move freely across the borders, as the movement of essential goods remains exempt from the restrictions. 

The borders have been closed for nonessential travel since March to curb the spread of COVID-19. 

The extension was...

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Trucker charged with trafficking meth from US to Canada

Bags of meth seized by authorities at the US-Canada border. A trucker has been charged with meth trafficking in connection with the seizure.

A trucker could face life in prison after being charged with trafficking nearly 200 pounds of methamphetamine from the United States to Canada, authorities said Wednesday.

Steven Andrew Golding, 64, was arrested Monday on charges stemming from a December 2018 drug seizure at the Pacific Highway U.S.-Canada border crossing in Surrey, British Columbia, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a statement.

Authorities seized multiple bags of meth found inside the cab of the Volvo tractor...

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US border officers find pot, not furniture, in Canadian truck

Boxes of marijuana found in a Canadian truck by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the US-Canada border.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers discovered more than a half-ton of marijuana during an inspection of a Canadian truck at the U.S. border at the Blue Water Bridge in Michigan on Monday. The pot — manifested as office furniture — was destined for locations in Michigan, CBP said.

The drugs were packed into cardboard boxes loaded onto wooden pallets. Officials did not estimate the value of the marijuana, but estimates from recent border seizures and open-source drug price indexes...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/us-border-officers-find-pot-not-furniture-in-canadian-truck

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