Canadian SONAR indexes

US-to-Canada truck crossings hit pre-COVID level

An aerial view of trucks at a U.S.-Canada border crossing. Truck crossings at the border have trended higher since April.

Truck crossings from the U.S. to Canada reached a pre-COVID-19 level last week, suggesting that the cross-border freight recovery didn’t miss a beat during two national holidays and the implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on trade.

About 85,000 truck drivers entered Canada from the U.S. during the week ending Sunday, data from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) released Tuesday shows. An almost identical number crossed during the comparable week in 2019. 

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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 freight, more problems on North America’s busiest highway

A firefighter walks by a burnt-out tractor-trailer on Ontario Highway 401 near toronto Canada

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A fiery crash involving three tractor-trailers briefly shut down North America’s busiest highway on Tuesday, June 2, as trucks contend with a rebound in freight and the long-standing dangers in moving it. 

The accident happened on Ontario Highway 401, near Toronto. It left one driver seriously injured, the Ontario Provincial Police said. It briefly shut down traffic in both directions. 

Such accidents are unfortunately common on the single most important corridor for Canadian trucking...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/todays-pickup-more-freight-more-problems-on-north-americas-busiest-highway

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

Canadian freight claws out from ‘deep hole’

A tractor-trailer of Canadian carrier Challenger Motor Freight

Canadian freight appears to have turned a corner — at least as far as truckload volumes are concerned.

At Challenger Motor Freight, one of Canada’s largest carriers, the change took shape after volumes bottomed out about two weeks ago.

“It’s coming back,” Challenger President Dan Einwechter told FreightWaves. “But we have a long way to go. It’s a deep hole.”

A key measure of Canadian truckload volumes, the Outbound Tender Volume Index-Canada (OTVI.CAN) on FreightWaves’ SONAR platform, had climbed...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-freight-claws-out-from-deep-hole

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