A truck driver caught entering Detroit with 1,000 kilograms of marijuana has said that he was “tricked” into smuggling it across the border, and has
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Month: August 2021
Ayres and research team: COVID border closing hit U.S. and Canada hard
A research team including Saint Michael’s College Professor and Canadian politics expert Jeffrey Ayres recently made public “The 2021 Border Barometer.” This collaborative report from
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Bulk hauler boosts productivity
Throughout the Midwest and Central Canada, Wayne Transport hauls a range of fuels for producers, distributors, and retailers. Petroleum transportation follows the markets, noted Jason
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From Waterloo to world-beaters? How Embark’s Canadian founders are building an autonomous trucking success story in Silicon Valley
Embark Trucks Inc. has designs on revolutionizing the automotive trucking sector with a young team, ambitious goals for automation and a freshly inked SPAC merger
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How many days will it take to learn car driving?
Have you ever wondered how long it takes to learn to drive a car? In a car with an automatic gearbox, fundamental driving skills may
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Ontario launches COVID-19 vaccination buses, first stop is Canada’s Wonderland
TORONTO — Two GO buses have been retrofitted to temporarily become COVID-19 mobile vaccination clinics. The Ontario government announced the “GO-VAXX” buses Friday and said
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CBP officers seize 69.5 pounds of cocaine headed for Canada
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations Area Port of Sweetgrass announces the seizure of 69.5 pounds of cocaine from a commercial
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Buffalonians prepare to cross border Monday, Canadian border patrol work slow down causing truck delays
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Heavy, congested traffic leading up to and on the Peace Bridge leaving truckers waiting hours to cross the border. And it’s
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Canada border officer strike leads to long lines, delays for trucks needing to cross
UPDATE: Canada border strike ends in agreement after 36 hours of negotiations Canadian customs officers began a work-to-rule strike at the border at 6 a.m. Friday
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Canada border officers reach deal with govt, ending ‘major disruption’ to supply chain
A work-to-rule strike by thousands of Canada Border Services Agency employees ended late Friday after their unions reached a tentative agreement with the Canadian government,
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