Presentation by Joe Kiely, Vice President of Operations at Ports-to-Plains Alliance at Northern Ports-to-Plains Work Group Meeting in Wainwright, AB on June 21, 2013

1. Northern Ports-to-Plains Alliance Working Group
Wainwright, AB
June 21, 2013
Overview of Border Crossing Data,
Overview of Other Corridor Studies
Joe Kiely,
Vice President of Operations
Ports-to-Plains Alliance

2. Securing the Benefits of
Commerce to North America’s
Energy & Agricultural Heartland
Mission:
Ports-to-Plains is a grassroots
alliance of communities and
businesses whose mission is to
advocate for a robust
transportation infrastructure to
promote economic security and
prosperity throughout North
America's energy and
agricultural heartland.

3. Membership:
• Government of Alberta
• Alliances:
• Theodore Roosevelt
Expressway
• Heartland Expressway
• Municipalities
• Counties
• Economic Development
• Chambers of Commerce
• Businesses
168 current members in U.S. and
Canada. Expanding into Mexico.

4.  Economic development to rural areas of
North America
 Infrastructure to improve commerce,
particularly agriculture and energy industries
 Improved highway safety

6. Northern Border (All Crossings)
Montana (All Crossings)
MT Thru PTP (Sweetgrass/Coutts to Wild Horse)
North Dakota Thru PTP (Fortuna/Oungre to
Portal/North Portal)
Montana/North Dakota Thru PTP
Montana/North Dakota (All Crossings)
North Dakota (All Crossings)
Alberta Thru PTP
Saskatchewan Thru PTP

7. Border Crossings
Entering U.S. 2004-2012
 Looks at entire U.S. /
Canadian Border
 Empty Containers by Truck
increased 36% since 2004
 Overall Decrease of 19.6%
Northern Border (Total Aggregate)
Year 2004 2012
%
Change
2004-
2012
Trucks 6,903,882 5,623,507 -18.55%
Loaded Containers 5,817,851 4,068,774 -30.06%
Unloaded Containers 957,537 1,306,899 36.49%
Total 13,679,270 10,999,180 -19.59%

8. Border Crossings
Entering U.S. 2004-2012
 Looks at entire
Montana/Canadian Border
 Empty Containers by
Truck increased 334%
since 2004
 Overall Increase of 5%
 Market Share increased
by 0.75%
Montana (Aggregate)
Year 2004 2012
% Change
2004-2012
Trucks 167,678 175,770 4.83%
Loaded Containers 155,007 129,789 -16.27%
Unloaded Containers 10,160 44,047 333.53%
Total 332,845 349,606 5.04%
% of Northern Border 2.43% 3.18% 0.75%

9. Border Crossings
Entering U.S. 2004-2012
 Looks at PTP Crossings in
MT/Canadian Border
 Empty Containers by Truck
increased 327% since 2004
 Overall Increase of 13%
 Market Share increased by
6.45%
Corridor 10 MT Borders (Aggregate)
Year 2004 2012
% Change
2004-2012
Trucks 141,813 159,999 12.82%
Loaded Containers 129,807 117,410 -9.55%
Unloaded Containers 9,447 40,362 327.25%
Total 281,067 317,771 13.06%
% of MT 84.44% 90.89% 6.45%

10. Border Crossings
Entering U.S. 2004-2012
 Looks at entire North
Dakota/Canadian Border
 Empty Containers by Truck
increased 374% since 2004
 Overall Increase of 19.8%
 Market Share increased by
2.48%
North Dakota (Aggregate)
Year 2004 2012
%
Change
2004-
2012
Trucks 340,862 412,873 21.13%
Loaded Containers 322,494 277,270 -14.02%
Unloaded Containers 29,474 139,638 373.77%
Total 692,830 829,781 19.77%
% of Northern Border 5.06% 7.54% 2.48%

11. Border Crossings
Entering U.S. 2004-2012
 Looks at PTP Crossings in
ND/Canadian Border
 Trucks increased 102% since
2004
 Empty Containers by Truck
increased 587% since 2004
 Overall Increase of 102%
 Market Share increased by 12%
Corridor 4 ND Borders (Aggregate)
Year 2004 2012
%
Change
2004-
2012
Trucks 59,709 120,703 102.15%
Loaded Containers 54,087 79,048 46.15%
Unloaded Containers 6,295 43,236 586.83%
Total 120,091 242,987 102.34%
% of ND 17.33% 29.28% 11.95%

12. Border Crossings
Entering U.S. 2004-2012
 Looks at all Crossing entering
MT/ND
 Trucks increased 16% since
2004
 Empty Containers by Truck
increased 363% since 2004
 Overall Increase of 15%
MT/ND (All Crossings)
Year 2004 2012
%
Change
2004-
2012
Trucks 508,540 588,643 15.75%
Loaded Containers 477,501 407,059 -14.75%
Unloaded Containers 39,634 183,685 363.45%
1,025,675 1,179,387 14.99%

13. Border Crossings
Entering U.S. 2004-2012
 Looks at Crossings in PTP
Region
 Trucks increased 39% since
2004
 Empty Containers by Truck
increased 531% since 2004
 Overall Increase of 40%
 Market Share of Entire
Northern Border increased
by 2.17%
 Market Share of All MT/ND
increased by 8.06%
TransBorder Data, U.S. DOT,
based on data from U.S.
Department of Homeland
Security, Customs and Border
Protection
Northern Border (PTP)
Year 2004 2012
%
Change
2004-
2012
Trucks 201,522 280,702 39.29%
Loaded Containers 183,894 196,458 6.83%
Unloaded Containers 15,742 83,598 431.05%
Total 401,158 560,758 39.78%
Market Share of N. Border 2.93% 5.10% 2.17%
Market Share MT/ND Crossings 39.63% 47.69% 8.06%

14. Border Crossings
Entering U.S. 2004-2012
 Looks From AB Crossings
in PTP Region
 Trucks increased 15% since
2004
 Empty Containers by Truck
increased 302% since 2004
 Overall Increase of 15%
TransBorder Data, U.S. DOT,
based on data from U.S.
Department of Homeland
Security, Customs and Border
Protection
Alberta PTP Crossings
Year 2004 2012
%
Change
2004-
2012
Trucks 116,863 134,057 14.71%
Loaded Containers 108,140 99,892 -7.63%
Unloaded Containers 8,370 33,647 302.00%
Total 233,373 267,596 14.66%

15. Border Crossings
Entering U.S. 2004-2012
 Looks From SK Crossings
in PTP Region
 Trucks increased 73% since
2004
 Empty Containers by Truck
increased 578% since 2004
 Overall Increase of 75%
TransBorder Data, U.S. DOT,
based on data from U.S.
Department of Homeland
Security, Customs and Border
Protection
Saskatchewan PTP Crossings
Year 2004 2012
%
Change
2004-
2012
Trucks 84,659 146,645 73.22%
Loaded Containers 75,754 96,566 27.47%
Unloaded Containers 7,372 49,951 577.58%
Total 167,785 293,162 74.72%

16. Alberta Truck Imports Thru MT PTP Ports
Alberta Truck Exports Thru MT PTP Ports
Saskatchewan Truck Imports Thru MT PTP Ports
Alberta Truck Imports thru ND PTP Ports
Saskatchewan Truck Imports thru ND Ports
Alberta Truck Exports thru ND PTP Ports
Saskatchewan Truck Exports thru MT PTP Ports
Saskatchewan Truck Exports thru ND Ports

17. Truck Imports (value)
2004-2012
• 2004 $1.6 billion
• 2011 $3.9 billion
• Change: 139%
PTP Thru Montana
TransBorder Freight
Data, U.S. DOT

18. Truck Exports (value)
2004-2012
• 2004 $1.0 billion
• 2011 $2.5 billion
• Change: 152%
PTP Thru Montana

19. Truck Imports (value)
2004-2012
• 2004 $35 million
• 2011 $138 million
• Change: 294%
PTP Thru Montana

20. Truck Exports (value)
2004-2012
• 2004 $144 million
• 2011 $178 million
• Change: 23%
PTP Thru Montana

21. Truck Imports (value)
2004-2012
• 2004 $18.8 million
• 2011 $20.7 million
• Change: 10%
PTP Thru North Dakota

22. Truck Exports (value)
2004-2012
• 2004 $134 million
• 2011 $647 million
• Change: 382%
PTP Thru North Dakota

23. Truck Imports (value)
2004-2012
• 2004 $549 million
• 2011 $3.16 billion
• Change: 475%
PTP Thru North Dakota

24. Truck Exports (value)
2004-2012
• 2004 $164 million
• 2011 $344 million
• Change: 109%
PTP Thru North Dakota

25. D.F.
Piedras Negras
SLP
Querétaro
Ciudad Hidalgo
Salina Cruz
Cancún
Chilpancingo
Oaxaca
Hermosillo Chihuahua
Durango
La Paz
Culiacán
MonterreySaltillo
Mexicali
Mérida
Campeche
Villa Hermosa
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Chetumal
Tijuana
Nogales Ciudad Juárez
Nuevo Laredo
Matamoros
Mazatlán
Acapulco
Lázaro Cárdenas
Colima
Manzanillo
Tampico
Tuxpan
Progreso
Veracruz
Torreón
Zacatecas
Ags
Cd.Victoria
Guadalajara
Tepic
Morelia
Toluca D.F.
CuernavacaPuebla
Jalapa
San Pedro
Monclova
25Texas Tech University
San Antonio
Houston
Dallas
Del Rio
To Ports to Plains
Allende

26. AB from Mexico -- All Modes
Trader 2009 2012 Percent Change
Mexico $665,000,000 $1,532,000,000 130%
Imports
Exports
AB to Mexico -- All Modes
Trader 2009 2012 Percent Change
Mexico $915,978,000 $983,679,000 7%

27. Imports
Exports
SK from Mexico -- All Modes
Trader 2009 2012 Percent Change
Mexico $115,234,000 $252,764,000 119%
SK to Mexico -- All Modes
Trader 2009 2012 Percent Change
Mexico $347,566,000 $735,223,000 112%

28. • Ports-to-Plains Corridor Development and
Management Plan, 2004
• Corridor from Texas/Mexico Thru
Lubbock/Amarillo to Denver
• Benefit/Cost Ratio by Economic Analysis was 3.15
to 1
• Over 43,000 jobs earning $4.5 billion in 2004
dollars

29. • Alberta’s Need for a
Second 24 Hour
Border Crossing and
Recognition of an
Alternate North-
South Corridor, 2006

30. • US 2 / MT 16 TRED
Study, April 2007
• Strategic
• Competitiveness
• User Perception
• Design Continuity

31. • Eastern Alberta Ports
to Plains Corridor
Development and
Marketing Project,
September 2010

32. • Corridor for
Competitiveness,
Highway 4

33. • Nebraska Heartland
Expressway Corridor
Development and
Management Plan, 2013
• Benefit/Cost Ration 1.98
to 1
• Without Consideration of
Wages and Employment

34. Thoughts on Business Case
1. Significant that use in region growing faster than the
whole (-19% compared to +40%)
2. Combining the Region presents the strongest case.
4. History is created by past circumstances.
5. Business case must meet criteria of CBSA and CBP.
3. Role of unloaded containers (+431%)?
6. Success will take time and a commitment to the
whole.

36. Joe Kiely
Vice President of Operations
P.O. Box 9
Limon, CO 80828
P: 719-775-2346
C: 719-740-2240
joe.kiely@portstoplains.com
www.portstoplains.com
www.ptpblog.com