Off Load Pilot to Begin at
Fort Erie, Ontario in Mid-January
January 15, 2004
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA - formerly the
Customs arm of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) will be commencing an
off-loading pilot project at Fort Erie, Ontario beginning in mid January. Under
the pilot, the responsibility for unloading trucks will be transferred to a
designated service provider.
Attached is a PDF copy of CBSA’s offload policy,
along with policy guidelines that carriers and the designated offload service
providers must adhere to. Since this is a national issue, the Canadian Trucking
Alliance (CTA) will be handling communication between the industry and CBSA.
Carriers are encouraged to comment on the offload policy and guidelines, as well
as to provide any feedback to OTA should they experience any issues with the
pilot once it commences at Fort Erie. Feedback provided to OTA will then be
forwarded to the CTA for further discussion with CBSA.
Offload Letter Policy Guidlines
(size: 103kb/4 pages)
One of the major concerns that OTA voiced upon being
made aware of the offload pilot was the fee structure associated with offload
services, however despite numerous requests a fee schedule has yet to be
presented. As soon as fee schedule information is made available, OTA will
communicate this to the industry. OTA members can provide comments on the
offload pilot and policy guidelines to Geoff Wood by email at
geoffrey.wood@ontruck.org
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