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US-Canada border closure extended to Aug. 21

16 July 2020

A view of trucks crossing the U.S.-Canada border. The border's closure for non-essential travel has been extended to Aug. 21

The U.S.-Canada border will remain closed for nonessential travel until Aug. 21 after both governments agreed to extend the restriction by 30 days to curb the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.

Today, Canada and the United States have agreed to extend the temporary restriction of all non-essential travel across the Canada-US border by one month, until August 21st.

— Chrystia Freeland (@cafreeland) July 16, 2020

“We’re going to keep working closely with our...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-canada-border-closure-extended-to-aug-21

US, Canada appear set to extend border closure to Aug. 21

14 July 2020

An aerial view of a Canadian border crossing with the U.S. The border is set to remain closed for non-essential travel until Aug 21.

The U.S. and Canada appear poised to extend the closure of their shared border for nonessential travel until Aug. 21. It will give truckers an additional 30 days of crossing the border mostly free of passenger traffic.

CTV News reported on Tuesday that officials from both countries agreed to the extension. It has not been announced yet.

The U.S. and Canada closed the border to nonessential travel in March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure exempts trucks moving freight.

The border...

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

8 July 2020

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.

It...

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CBP finds 48 alleged stowaways in BNSF, UP trains at border

24 June 2020

A photograph of people waiting in a long line inside a hallway.

Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently apprehended 48 people who allegedly sought to cross the U.S. border illegally from Mexico as stowaways on auto hauler rail cars operated by BNSF (NYSE: BRK) and Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP).

The incidents occurred between last Thursday and Saturday at the El Paso, Texas, port of entry.

In one incident on Thursday, CBP officers processing a northbound train at a Union Pacific (UP) rail crossing discovered 13 alleged stowaways in an auto...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cbp-finds-48-alleged-stowaways-in-bnsf-up-trains-at-border

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

17 June 2020

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

11 June 2020

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

4 June 2020

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

24 May 202020 May 2020

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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