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Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentFriday, September 17, 2021
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Undercover trucker: Hauling half-ton of pot for feds in sting

A truck driver agreed to transport nearly 1,000 pounds of marijuana under the watch of federal agents after his load was intercepted at the U.S.-Canada…
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FreightWaves Classics

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsFriday, September 3, 2021
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FreightWaves Classics: Key bridge links Michigan and Ontario

The The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge is a key crossing point between the U.S. and Canada. Read this FreightWaves Classics overview of the bridge.
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Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentTuesday, August 3, 2021
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CBP seizes cocaine hidden in watermelons, peppers headed to Canada

A trucker could face prosecution after U.S. border officers say they found nearly 70 pounds of cocaine in a trailer full of watermelons and peppers…
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FreightWaves Classics

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsFriday, July 9, 2021
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FreightWaves Classics: U.S. Customs and Border Protection has key freight responsibilities

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has a key role in keeping the U.S. safe and international commerce moving.
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Trucking

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentFriday, June 4, 2021
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$6M in marijuana seized from trucks at US-Canada border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found more than $6 million worth of marijuana in trucks purporting to have paper shipments in two separate seizures…
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Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentTuesday, April 27, 2021

2 truckers face prosecution after $4.5M marijuana seizure at US-Canada border

Two truck drivers were turned over to North Dakota authorities after CBP officers discovered $4.5 million of marijuana during an inspection of a truck at…
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AskWaves

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentSunday, March 28, 2021
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Can foreign-based trucks haul domestic US freight?

By and large, trucks from Canada and Mexico can’t move domestic loads within the U.S. But things get a little more complicated in the nitty-gritty…
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FreightWaves Classics

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsMonday, March 8, 2021

FreightWaves Classics: The Port of Laredo is #1 inland port in U.S.

The FreightWaves Classics series on U.S. ports continues with a profile of the Port of Laredo.
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Grace SharkeyMonday, March 1, 2021

Descartes acquires QuestaWeb, foreign trade zone solution

Descartes acquired QuestaWeb for approximately $36 million.
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Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentWednesday, November 18, 2020
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Rookie trucker held after CBP finds pot in Texas-bound pork shipment

A newly minted truck driver told investigators he didn’t know about $2.8 million worth of marijuana hidden in a shipment of pork he was hauling…
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