Truck Loads/Special Loads Program
  • Please allow for a two (2) business day response.
  • New York State or Ontario Permits must be present at time of crossing.
  • A traffic management fee will be charged for vehicles that require lane closures or traffic patterns to be altered.
  • Companies headquartered in U.S. will be invoiced in USD and companies headquartered in Canada will be invoiced in CAD.
  • It is your responsibility to pre-survey the route through our complex to assure passage.

Questions: Please call 905-871-1608 ext 269 or 716-884-6744 ext 269. 

The foregoing statements are representations of your firm that will be relied upon by the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority (the “Authority”) for the purpose of determining whether you may use the Peace Bridge and whether special precautions must be taken in order to allow you to use the Peace Bridge. Your representations in this document have legal consequences. Your drivers should be prepared to provide representatives of the Authority with a copy of your Manifest (including certified weight). In the event the Authority discovers any misrepresentation in this form, legal action may be taken against you. The Authority reserves the right to disallow violators the use of the Peace Bridge.

 

Free and Secure Trade Program:
Importers, Carriers, and Commercial Drivers


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FAST is a
commercial process offered by Canada Border Services Agency and the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency to pre-approved importers, carriers, and registered drivers. Shipments for approved companies, transported by approved carriers using registered drivers, will be cleared into either country with greater speed and certainty, and at a reduced cost of compliance. FAST participants must meet the requirements of Canada’s Partners in Protection Program (PIP) and the United States’ Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Program (C-TPAT).

FAST
members enjoy shipments cleared into either country with greater speed and certainty at a reduced cost of compliance. Some of the key benefits are:

1.) The FAST ID card is an approved travel document for identification at the U.S. border which can be used as an alternative to a passport under the U.S. travel document requirements for U.S. and Canadian citizens.

2.) Reduced information requirements for customs clearance.

3.) Eliminated the need for importers to transmit data for each transaction.

4.) Dedicated lanes for FAST clearances at some crossings.

5.) Reduced number of inspections resulting in reduced delays at the border.

6.) Verifying trade compliance away from the border.

7.) Priority (front of the line) processing for CBP inspections.

8.) Streamlined accounting and payment processes for all goods imported by approved importers (in Canada only).

At the Peace Bridge, trucks entering the U.S. have the added benefit of using a dedicated FAST lane to by-pass the truck queue when staging is in place.

What is the cost?

FAST application fees are $50 U.S. or Canadian.

For more information contact:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection
202-344-1770 or
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Canada Border Services Agency
1-800-842-7647 or
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The Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority has the responsibility to maintain the operational and structural integrity of the Peace Bridge while providing an efficient crossing to all our customers.

Traffic Management Fee

A traffic management fee is charged for any special load that requires lane closures or traffic patterns to be altered. Vehicles affected include, but are not limited to:

1.) Overweight loads - 117,000 lbs. gross weight or greater

2.) Wide loads - 12' wide or greater

3.) High loads - over 14' 5" traveling into the U.S.

4.) High loads - over 15' 3" traveling into Canada

5.) Radioactive loads - East Bound (USA bound) crossing between 2am & 5am ONLY

 

Special Loads dropping and leaving trailers onsite are required to pay a dropped trailer fine.

The Special Loads Dropped Trailer Fine is $100 U.S. or $136 CAD.

Initially, wideloads will be required to prepay the traffic management fee by cash or credit card prior to crossing.

The traffic management fee is:

1.) Loads arriving between 12:00 AM and 12:00 PM - $150 U.S. or $205 CAD

2.) Loads arriving between 12:00 PM and 12:00 AM - $300 U.S. or $410 CAD

***As of March 15, 2024 the Special Loads crossing fees will be as follows***

    12am to 12pm   12pm to 12am
    U.S. Cash     CAD Cash     U.S. Cash     CAD Cash  
Special Load Fee  $150.00   $205.00   $300.00   $410.00 
Additional Fees:        
Busti Gate  $150.00   $205.00   $300.00   $410.00 
Niagara Blvd Gate   $150.00   $205.00   $300.00   $410.00 
U.S. Outbound  $500.00   $680.00   $500.00   $680.00 
Violation Fee  $300.00   $410.00   $300.00   $410.00 

 

Special Load/Over-Dimensional Application Online Form (preferred method)

Special Load/Over-Dimensional Application (for faxing)

You will be notified by fax within 48 hours as to whether you will be allowed to cross.

After receiving your approval to cross and arriving at the bridge, you should call the on-duty supervisor at 905-359-3083 for crossing assistance. All special loads are required to check-in prior to crossing to ensure the correct bridge configuration (all special loads must straddle two lanes of the bridge).

For further information contact the Administrative Supervisor at 716-884-6744 or 905-871-1608 extension 269.

Hazardous Loads

Prior to scheduling your Peace Bridge border crossing, please call the Administrative Supervisor at 905-871-1608 or 716-884-6744 extension 269 for appropriate procedures.

Local Brokers

Customs brokers clear commercial goods through Customs on behalf of the importer. The following brokers are located at the Peace Bridge:

 American Brokers
 Phone
 Fax
 A.N. Deringer  716-886-8102  716-881-9410 
 FedEx Trade Networks  716-879-1535  716-879-1568
 Livingston International  1-800-837-1063  
 1-877-548-7277
 Metro Customs Brokers  716-883-0020  716-883-0027
 MSR Customs Corporation          
 716-881-6691  716-881-6694
 Farrow  716-885-7799  716-882-7799
 Tripar  1-800-387-7210  905-829-8513
 United Parcel Service Inc.
 716-608-7100 ext.4  N/A
 Willson International  716-883-3043  716-884-3724

 Canadian Brokers
 Phone
 Fax
 Fedex Trade Networks  905-871-1765  905-871-6141
 Frontier Distributing
 905-871-3358  905-871-7787
 Kintetsu World Express  905-871-4221  905-871-6390
 Nippon Express Canada, Ltd. 905-871-9575 905-871-9562
 Russel A. Farrow Ltd.  905-871-5682 905-871-9615
 Schenker of Canada Ltd. 905-871-8844  905-871-6611
 Schenker of Canada Ltd.  905-871-8844  905-871-6611
 Trans-American  905-991-8776  905-991-8104
 Willson International Ltd.  905-871-1310  905-871-5334

Our Location

  • 100 Queen Street
    Fort Erie, ON L2A 3S6 Canada
  • 1 Peace Bridge Plaza
    Buffalo, NY 14213 United States

The Peace Bridge