Ambassador bridge fees without any transponder and not getting one. Help

It's the charge US customs makes on each crossing. My annual fee is a little over 500 Canadian so prob 400 US. and it gets you a chip detector for the windscreen so they know you paid as you drive up. Unless you're making a lot of trips you're better off paying individual trips like you are. Some booths can take cash although maybe not right now and occasionally you'll get told to have a nice day and just go. Detroit is the worst if you have to pay as it's always such a delay, Port Huron is faster with more chance of being let off the fee!

 

Get your company to pay it online at the customs site and send you a copy of receipt just in case.. many border stations won’t accept cash at booth only credit cards so you need to go inside and wait your turn..

 

Good point, my pal did that when he bought a new truck in September and didnt want to pay for a year ( the transponder runs jan to dec).

 

CBP DTOPS

 

If you run in and out enough, see about the company paying for it. Being in dtops is way faster. Soon as you hit the booth, the transponder brings up your info, and if you have fast pass your picture pops up too. If Im empty, usually they just ask for your plate number and last 4 digits of the trip number and good to go but I also cross in and out once a day, some times twice. It all just expedites your crossing.

 

No clue. I cross at blue water bridge since ambassador doesn't allow hazmat.

 

Do you mean the one off Malden? That’s the customs impound if you have issues with your paperwork. They will do a secondary inspection of the inside of your truck near the customs booth then escort you down to impound. You straighten everything out down there.