Freight Guides for Shippers
What changes at the border, when rail beats road, and how to keep temperature-controlled freight in specification, written by the team that moves it. Organized by topic, with the tools and services that go with each.
Cross-border trade and customs
Moving freight between Canada, the United States and Mexico: the documents and who produces them, the eManifest clocks, and the tariff classification that decides what you pay.
Cross-Border Freight Between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico
What changes when freight crosses between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico: documents, PARS and PAPS, eManifest timing, food and alcohol rules, road or rail.
Read the guideHS Codes and CUSMA Basics for Canada–U.S. Shippers
How HS codes work in Canada and the U.S., a searchable list of 200+ common codes, CUSMA origin and certification, and the 2026 tariffs that depend on them.
Read the guideModes and equipment
Choosing how freight moves — truckload, LTL, rail and intermodal, flatbed — and how long each takes on a given lane.
Temperature-controlled freight
Keeping food, beverages and pharmaceuticals in specification, product by product and season by season, including winter protect-from-freeze service.
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Stryke Logistics
Vaughan, Ontario L4H 0S5