Northern MileWhich side of the border do you run?
20.6¢/L · Canada higher. The two national averages on one axis.
Both trees are free and need no account. The cross-border figures below are the same in either one.
Cross-border
The two things only a both-sides reading can tell you.
Canada vs US
20.6¢/L
Canada higher · Canadian ¢/L, compared on one axis
North American index
250.6¢/L
CA + US, equal weight
USD / CAD
1.4254
weaker CAD +0.0008 · Bank of Canada
Border crossings
85ports
CBP and CBSA commercial waits
Fuel tax
58jurisdictions
IFTA rates, both carrier schedules
Trip cost
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Work out a lane and a rate floor
On the road
What is in front of you right now.
Border crossings
Ambassador BridgeFlowingNo delayBlue Water BridgeFlowingNo delayPeace BridgeModerate13 minQueenston-Lewiston BridgeModerate7 minLacolle Border CrossingFlowingNo delayCoutts-SweetgrassFlowingNo delayPacific Highway CrossingModerate5 minEmerson-PembinaFlowingNo delayThousand Islands BridgeFlowingNo delay
Each wait carries CBSA's own capture time, not our fetch time. All crossings
Road incidents
Nightly Moving Maintenance Closure on HWY 412 Northbound Off-ramp at TRUCK…Collision on HWY 427 Northbound at HWY 409, Toronto. Right lane and right…
HWY 412, HWY 427, I-5 in S Open map
Planning a run
What a trip costs, and where the market sits.
Exchange and market
USD / CADBank of Canada1.4254 +0.0008
Canada Monthly GDP$2372B (chained 2017)-0.0%Canada Year-over-yearLonger-term freight demand trend.+1.4%Canada Fuel cost per 1,000 kmAt 260.9¢/L and 35 L/100km$913Canada BC vs AB diesel spreadWide gaps create arbitrage on cross-province lanes. BC…31.9¢/LUSD/CAD vs 30-day average+0.0243 vs 30-day avg 1.40111.4254Border congestion3 of 9 crossings slow3/9
Diesel prices include all federal and provincial fuel, carbon, and sales taxes. Work out what a run costs
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