North-American trade value set a new record in 2011

According to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), surface transportation trade between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico in 2011 reached the highest yearly amount since NAFTA went into effect in 1994.

Total value increased by 14.3 percent in 2011 compared to 2010, for a total of $904 billion in 2011. The 14.3 percent increase in trade was the third largest year-to-year increase for the years covered by these data. The $904 billion in U.S.-NAFTA trade was

U.S. - Canada surface transportation trade totaled $537.0 billion in 2011, an increase of 14.0 percent compared to 2010. Michigan led all states in surface trade with Canada in 2011 with $68.4 billion. Automotive vehicles accounted for $41.3 billion, 60.3 percent of total Michigan - Canada surface trade. Of the top 10 states for U.S.-Canada surface trade in 2011, Minnesota had the highest percentage change over 2010, a 41.6 percent increase.

The top commodity category transported between the U.S. and Canada by surface modes of transportation in 2011 was vehicles and vehicle parts (other than railway vehicles and parts) with $96.1 billion in trade. This U.S.-Canada trade in vehicle and vehicle parts was roughly split evenly between exports and imports, reflecting the interdependency of automotive plants on both sides of the border.

U.S. - Mexico surface transportation trade totaled $367.1 billion in 2011, an increase of 14.6 percent compared to 2010. Texas led all states in surface trade with Mexico in 2011 with $129.0 billion.

The top commodity transported between the U.S. and Mexico by surface modes of transportation in 2011 was electrical machinery with $80.5 billion in trade.

ROE Logistics is proud to support employee James Eaglesham in his run for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada

Hello my name is James Eaglesham. I have been a proud employee of ROE logistics for the past 3 years. They have been nothing but supportive and generous by sponsoring me on this journey I am about to embark on. I am training to participate in an endurance event as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada's Team in Training.


My training is getting harder and harder every week that goes by. I am getting up early on Saturday mornings to train in this crazy cold weather, sometimes I don't think I can go on but then I think of why I am doing this and another gear kicks in. The farthest I have ran so far is 8km. My ½ marathon is going to be 21.1 km, on May 29th, 2011. OH MY GOD I don't want to think that far ahead yet. lol. Please support this great cause by clicking on my link below and donating as little as you want. Anything will help.

For more info on how you can help, visit ROE Logistics' website!

Attention highway carriers using carrier code "77YY"

Important information concerning the elimination of carrier code "77YY"
With the implementation of eManifest in the highway mode beginning on October 31, 2010, the generic itinerant highway carrier code "77YY" will no longer be accepted for commercial cross-border activity. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will assign a unique carrier code that will become a legislated requirement for all carriers.

To prepare carriers and drivers currently using code "77YY", a transition period will begin on May 1, 2010, until the final elimination of code "77YY" on March 31, 2011.

For further information on the process for obtaining a carrier code, visit the Commercial Carriers section of the CBSA Web site or call the Border Information Service:

From within Canada – toll free: 1-800-461-9999
United States – long-distance charges apply: East
West 506-636-5064
204-983-3500
TTY within Canada – toll free:
(for those with hearing or speech impairments) 1-866-335-3237

For more information about eManifest, visit the CBSA Web site at www.cbsa.gc.ca

Social Networking

Ok, so everything is going great with our Twitter, facebook, youtube and linkedIn accounts, but I'm having a hard time figuring out what I should be blogging about? All of our other networking accounts have all sorts of useful industry news. Should our blogger be about that ... Or perhaps something a little more personal? Maybe I should discuss the news, social events, things going on in our country and how it affects the logistics industry etc...etc..
Feel free to drop me an email with some ideas.. marketing@roelogistics.com
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-Miranda Flaig for ROE Logistics Inc.

Here we Go

Stay tuned for our new blog! We will post relevant industry news, ROE Logistics events and you will even get to hear from our CEO - Mr Manfred Engst.
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