Commercial Credit Applications

Cross border transportation through the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel has time and dollar saving opportunities. Some customers are now enjoying a 25% savings on toll and volume discounts since they replaced their larger trailers with vans. If your company is ready to purchase a trailer, it may be worth the time and money to consider the Tunnel's specifications in order to enjoy these savings.

The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel has a height clearance of 13'2" (4 meters) with a 30° curve in its pillar section. These dimensions permit the Tunnel to accommodate "A" trains, "B" trains, 45' and 48', 5 and 6 axle flatbeds with lift axles, as well as 45' and 48' trailers with 2 and 4 axle sliders. The length of a trailer is not as important as the positioning of the axle at the 40' or 42' length which allows the trailer to track the 30° curve.

The Tunnel offers competitive toll rates.

If you take advantage of our commercial credit system, there are even more advantages available to you:

Faster processing at the toll booths
Greater accuracy
Automatic fare calculation by vehicle weight
Easier record keeping

Click here for our Commercial Credit Application (PDF Format)

How It Works

Sign and return the Credit Agreement and indicate the number of cards you want issued. In a couple of weeks, you will receive your cards with your company's name, account number, and a card sequence number. This is a sample of what the cards will look like:

Your driver presents the card to the toll collector on each trip through the Tunnel. The card is swiped through a magnetic card reader. The system records the following items:

The date and time
Information encoded on the card (account number and card sequence number)
The weight of the vehicle on the scale
The fare to be charged

The entire transaction takes less than 15 seconds. You will receive two invoices of your account activity:

For trips originating in the United States payable in US funds
For trips originating in Canada payable in Canadian funds

The transaction detail will appear on the invoice sorted by card sequence number. The card sequence number will replace truck numbers; therefore we suggest you assign one card to each vehicle, that way the charges for each truck are grouped together.

These invoices are mailed out twice a month

For more information, call or write:

Jim Fredette
Manager, Commercial Operations
Detroit & Canada Tunnel Corporation
100 East Jefferson
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Tel. No. (519) 258-7424 Extension 306 or
Tel. No. (313) 567-4422 Extension 306
Fax No. (519) 256-7178 or (313) 567-2565
E-Mail Address: jfredette@dwtunnel.com