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Canada – United States Transportation Border Working GroupLouise Yako, President & CEO
Fall Plenary, Vancouver, October 22, 2014
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Who we are and what we do…
Canada – United States TBWG: Fall Plenary
Founded in 1913
1,041 truck &
bus fleets 250 suppliers
13,000 vehicles
Employ26,000
$2 billion in revenue
Non-profit associatio
n
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Canada – United States TBWG: Fall Plenary
The Cascade Gateway
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Canada – United States TBWG: Fall Plenary
Pacific Highway Truck Staging Plaza Re-design
OLD NEW
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Canada – United States TBTW: Fall Plenary
Pre-inspection at Pacific Highway: Lessons Learned & Next Steps
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Canada – United States TBGW: Fall Plenary
• Domestic goods temporarily transiting another country
• Allowed pre-9/11; discontinued by US for Canadian carriers
• US now open to comprise regarding value data – either known or $2/lb
In-Transit Shipments
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Canada – United States TBGW: Fall Plenary
• April 2014 NPRM by US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• Fees for agricultural quarantine inspections to increase to $320 per year (transponders), $13.50 per trip
• On top of other “customs” fee of $100/year/transponder
• Applies regardless of type of load
APHIS Fee Increase
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Canada – United States TBGW: Fall Plenary
• Drivers not allowed to reposition domestic trailers in foreign country – reciprocal treatment
• Legal opinion says such movements not “cabotage”
• Canada willing to change if US commits• US believes legislative amendment required
Empty Trailer Movements by Foreign Drivers
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Canada – United States TBGW: Fall Plenary
• Aldergrove crossing facilities to be upgraded and improved
• Lynden still only a “permit” port• Lynden expansion of commercial services
required to maintain symmetry
Symmetrical Commercial Services at Lynden/Aldergrove
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Canada – United States Trade by Truck: Moving Beyond the Border
Louise YakoPresident & [email protected]
Greg KolesniakDirector of [email protected]
Contact Information
• We have access to 1,000 + operating
members active in various segments of
the trucking industry. Roughly half are
based in Metro Vancouver and the
Lower Fraser Valley.
• We can aggregate industry preferences
and input about proposed policies and
programs.
• We view governments as our partners
and hope that you see us as yours!
