Studying border crossing choice behavior of trucks moving between Ontario, Canada and the United States

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Movement of Trucks Between Canada and the US: Evidence from the Ambassador Bridge

“…On average, the bridge facilitates the movement of over 5,000 trucks per day per direction. The bridge handles around 42% of all the trucks moving between Ontario and the US, and vice versa (Maoh et al 2021). The Ambassador Bridge handles a large number of trucks that are associated with the manufacturing and transportation industries.…”

“…Similarly, 34% and 19% of all Canada-and US-bound truck trips were associated with the transportation industry (Gingerich, Maoh, and Anderson 2016). According to Maoh et al (2021), the top two Canada-US commodity • Did the COVID-19 pandemic impact the volume of trucks between Canada and the US across the Ambassador Bridge?…”

Wastewater Surveillance to Confirm Differences in Influenza A Infection between Michigan, USA, and Ontario, Canada, September 2022–March 2023

“…The Detroit-Windsor metropolitan area, encompassing the cities of Detroit, Michigan USA, and Windsor-Essex, Ontario, Canada, is North America’s largest transborder conurbation and is the busiest cross-border region for trade between the United States and Canada, handling 42% of commercial traffic between Ontario and Michigan and accounting for ≈25% of total daily commercial traffic between the United States and Canada ( 15 ). The region is a major entry point for visitors, including >5,000 commuters from Windsor-Essex who cross the border daily for work ( 15 , 16 ). Detroit and Windsor-Essex represent government structures and public health jurisdictions that adopted fundamentally different vaccination and mitigation strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”