Border Crossing-Related
Michigan Trucking Information
U.S. Trucking Information
Canadian Trucking Information
Other Resources
Border Crossing-Related
FAST. The
FAST. program is a bilateral initiative between the United States
and Canada designed to ensure security and safety while enhancing
the economic prosperity of both countries. FAST is a harmonized
clearance process for known low-risk shipments. Thus, any truck using
FAST lane processing must be a C-TPAT approved carrier, carrying
qualifying goods from a U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
(C-TPAT) approved importer, and the driver in the possession of a
valid FAST-Commercial Driver Card.
Advanced
Border Processing Center (ABC). A centre of excellence,
which will service those drivers who do not have the means
to transmit customs information prior to arrival at the border. Driver
arrives at the centre, presents paperwork to centre staff employees/or
paperwork is sent ahead of the drivers arrival by either the
shipper, the manufacturer, the carrier or freight forwarder. Documentation
is scanned and transmitted to the U.S. Customs broker of record. Driver
continues in-transit to the border, confident the broker and
U.S Customs have sufficient time to process the shipment information.
Cross-Border
Operating Requirements Handbook For Foreign Motor Carriers Entering
The United States (May 2002).
Canadian Operating & Border
Access Requirements for Foreign Motor Carriers NAFTA Resource
Manual (April 2002)
Importing into the United States. (Publication # 0000-0504)
Explains process of importing goods into the U.S., including informed
compliance, invoices, duty assessments, classification and value,
marking requirements, etc.
Michigan Trucking Information
Michigan
Department of Transportation Truckers Service Center. Truck
weight and seasonal restrictions. Medical card information.
Michigan Trucking Association.
Michigan Center for Truck Safety. The
Michigan Center for Truck Safety is a non-profit organization dedicated
to increasing highway safety through safer truck travel. The Center
does this by providing Michigan's trucking industry with a variety
of free educational safety programs and services.
Truck
Driver's Guidebook. Includes
information on qualification of drivers; proper licensing of vehicles
and drivers; insurance; driver drug and alcohol testing programs;
accident recording; driver's hours of service; hazardous material
handling and training; vehicle maintenance and inspection; and vehicle
loading and weight requirements.
Michigan Employer Outreach Program: The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning's Employer Outreach program is dedicated to saving lives and reducing injuries on Michigan roads through leadership, innovation, facilitation and program support in partnership with other public and private organizations. Free training webinars and more information are available at www.michigan.gov/trafficsafetyatwork
Michigan
State Police Motor Carrier Division. Motor Carrier Officers
perform a full range of enforcement duties including the detection
and apprehension of individuals who use commercial vehicles in
their criminal activities. Officers intercept drugs, alcohol, weapons
and other contraband being transported on Michigan roadways. Experts
at detecting unsafe or defective vehicles, officers perform thousands
of comprehensive equipment inspections annually. Hazardous Materials
Officers not only enforce strict safety standards and regulations,
they conduct training programs that provide up-to-date regulatory
and safety information to business and industry leaders.
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)
relevant resources:
Michigan Commercial
Driver's License (CDL) Manual. This manual includes the information
needed to pass the Michigan Commercial Driver License (CDL) knowledge
and skills test(s). The information presented may be useful to
anyone driving a commercial vehicle in Michigan.
U.S. Trucking Information
Cross-Border
Operating Requirements Handbook For Foreign Motor Carriers Entering
The United States (May 2002). A useful handbook containing
relevant information for Canadian truckers bringing cargo into
the U.S.
How
to Use the Hazardous Materials Regulations. A useful
workbook that will help you locate parts, subparts, sections,
and references within the HMR; locate and tab reference sections
of the HMR; and use the HMR to locate specific information.
Canadian Trucking Information
Canadian Operating & Border
Access Requirements for Foreign Motor Carriers NAFTA Resource
Manual (April 2002)
Canadian Motor Carrier Regulations
- Transport Canada. Use this site to learn more about
Minister of Transport and what they do by browsing their departmental publications,
list of programs and services,
or acts and regulations.
FAST Canadian
Website. In Canada, FAST builds on the Customs Self-Assessment
(CSA) program and its principles of pre-approval and self-assessment,
as well as increased security measures under the Partners
in Protection (PIP) program.
Canadian Operating & Border
Access Requirements for Foreign Motor Carriers NAFTA Resource
Manual. This manual seeks to provide Mexican and U.S.
carriers, as well as other interested parties, with information
for operating international services into Canada. It outlines
requirements for obtaining permits and appropriate operating
certification, and for complying with vehicle and safety standards.
The manual contains information on requirements for motor carrier
insurance, the transport of dangerous goods, the entry of drivers
under immigration rules, and on customs and other government
department regulations.
Other Resources
Airspace. A photographic report by Pierre Belanger. This report describes the ecologies and economies of landfilling in Michigan. It is the story of the geopolitics of landfilling in Michigan and how airspace - a logistical term that defines the maximum filling capacity of a site - underlines the industry ads the primary determinant of waste operations in the Great Lakes Region.
Municipal
Solids Waste in the U.S. -- 2005 Facts and Figures (EPA). This report is the latest publication describing the national waste
stream based on data collected from 1960 through 2005. The historical
perspective provided by the data is useful for establishing trends
in types of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated and in the ways that
MSW is managed.
Trash
Topography. An article from Canadian Architect that contains
an historical view of Canada's municipal solid waste (MSW) export practices
and offers alternatives to using landfills in Michigan.
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