Writing
20 pieces on cross-border trucking, built from published figures. Every number names its source at the foot of the page. No press releases, no sponsored copy.
What the CRA asks before it calls your corporation a PSB
A personal services business ruling turns a driver's corporation into a taxed-at-the-general-rate company with almost no deductions. Here is what the CRA asks, and what records answer it.
Read the piece →-
30 October 2026
Deep
California carries $1.1734 a gallon in diesel tax. Alaska $0.3335
US fuel tax by state for trucking runs from 0.3335 a gallon in Alaska to 1.1734 in California, with a 0.244 federal layer on every gallon.
-
28 October 2026
Market Pulse
Lower Atlantic diesel is the cheapest in the US at $5.890
Cheapest diesel prices in the US sit in the Lower Atlantic at $5.890 a gallon. California is dearest at $8.155, and the national average prints $6.352.
-
26 October 2026
Ops
The queue that eats your day is at Laredo, not Windsor
Detention pay trucking Canada is never published, so the wait is the part you can measure. Here is which border queue actually eats the day.
-
23 October 2026
Macro
Canada's economy grew by nothing last month
Canadian monthly GDP printed 0.0%. A freight demand indicator for Canada and the US has to hold that against American growth of 2.2%.
-
22 October 2026
Lanes
What the Toronto to Chicago lane actually costs, part by part
Trucking cost per mile by lane comes down to distance, diesel and the burn rate nobody quotes. Here is the Toronto to Chicago run, part by part.
-
16 October 2026
Rules & Money
A missing CBP entry filing parks your load at the booth
CBP entry filing for trucking: the forms, who files them, and why a missed filing parks the load before the truck ever reaches the booth.
-
14 October 2026
Deep Dive
California diesel is the dearest in the country at $8.082 a gallon
US diesel prices by state and region print as ten district averages. California is dearest at $8.082 a gallon and the Lower Atlantic cheapest at $5.699.
-
12 October 2026
Market Pulse
US diesel prices this week ease, with California at $8.082 a gallon
US diesel prices this week averaged $6.199 a gallon. California is the dearest district at $8.082 and the Lower Atlantic the cheapest at $5.699.
-
9 October 2026
Running the Truck
What cargo theft takes first, and where loads go missing
Cargo theft trucking Canada and US: the loads thieves take first, in order, and the parked hours where most of them go missing.
-
7 October 2026
Deep Dive
North American freight corridor data: where the cost lands
Quebec printed 291.2 cents a litre, the Northwest Territories 223.8. The North American freight corridor data splits fuel cost from border delay.
-
5 October 2026
Market Pulse
Canada US diesel price comparison: the units do not line up
Canadian diesel printed 261.4 cents a litre with a 68.0 cent spread. A Canada US diesel price comparison is harder than it looks. The loonie sits at 1.4246.
-
2 October 2026
Rules & Money
IFTA filing deadlines Canada: the mistakes that trigger audits
IFTA filing deadlines Canada: the quarterly calendar, and the record-keeping failures that trigger an audit.
-
30 September 2026
Deep Dive
Trucking cost per kilometre Canada: the diesel variable
The trucking cost per kilometre Canada number is built from two inputs. Only one of them moves, and it swings 75.2 cents a litre across the country.
-
28 September 2026
Market Pulse
Canada US border wait times: where trucks waited this week
Peace Bridge ran 13 minutes while five crossings stayed clear. Canada US border wait times this week, plus diesel at 268.5 cents and the loonie at 1.4145.
-
25 September 2026
Rules & Money
Driver Inc rules Canada: what the CRA crackdown changes
Driver Inc rules in Canada, the CRA test behind them, and what a carrier has to document to stay clear of a personal services business finding.
-
23 September 2026
Deep Dive
Diesel price by province Canada: the 77.8 cent gap
Quebec printed 296.6 cents a litre and the Northwest Territories 218.8. The diesel price by province Canada spread is 77.8 cents. Here is what drives it.
-
23 September 2026
Reference
Every dataset we publish, and where to find it
A directory of every live dataset on the Northern Mile dashboard. Diesel, border waits, fuel tax rates, the exchange rate and more. Each one names its source and the date it was last refreshed.
-
21 September 2026
Market Pulse
Canada's national diesel average this week
The national diesel average is 267.1 cents a litre. The 53.2 cent gap between Quebec and Alberta is the number that moves your margin.
-
21 September 2026
Market Pulse
USD CAD exchange rate trucking: a weaker loonie at the pump
The loonie sits at 1.4002 and diesel at 267.1 cents a litre. What the USD CAD exchange rate means for Canadian trucking fuel costs this week.