US government shut down will have cross-border impacts

A potential US government shutdown will take place on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, after an impasse in Congress prevented the passage of a budget bill

How to manage cross-border logistics challenges

Picking the right partner is job one

Reducing wait times at US-Mexico border would lead to broad economic benefits

New data show that a mere 10-minute reduction in wait times – without any additional action – can create thousands of Mexican jobs

Alghabra feels relations with U.S. warming up

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says he is detecting a positive ``shift'' in the Biden administration's approach to Canada following meetings in the U.S. capital

Texas lifts security checks to clear border backlog

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott eased off his latest action over immigration that has gridlocked some of the world's busiest trade ports and taken a mounting economic toll

Blockades, traffic jams stop trucks crossing from Mexico to Texas

Since Monday, Mexican truckers have blocked the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in protest after Texas last week began inspecting trucks coming into Texas

Canada aims to keep cross-border relations smooth

Canada is committed to working closely with the U.S. and Mexico to increase cross-border coordination and cooperation, says senior bureaucrat

Truck border crossings plummeted during blockades

Just under 99,000 truck drivers crossed the Canada-U.S. border in each of the first two weeks of the month, down from more than 106,000 truck drivers who made the journey in the last week of January

Demise of U.S. 3G network could cripple thousands of trucks

When AT&T turns of its 3G network February 22 more than 350,000 Class 8 vehicles and many connected cold-chain trailers will be cut off from communications

Two blockades removed, CBSA says

Operations have resumed at the border crossing at Coutts, Alta., as well as the Pacific Highway crossing in B.C., Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) confirmed