Bestpass and Ambassador Bridge Collaborate on Streamlined Toll Service for Commercial Vehicles

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Oct 15, 2015, 09:29 ET

ALBANY, N.Y., and DETROIT, Oct. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bestpass, Inc., a company that provides single-source payment and streamlined toll management services to commercial fleets, and the Detroit International Bridge Company, owners of the Ambassador Bridge, today announced a collaboration to streamline toll service for commercial vehicles using the bridge to travel between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, in Canada.

"We are very excited to have Bestpass as a payment management option for our more than 7,400 commercial customers who use the Ambassador Bridge daily," said Randy Spader, Manager of Operations for the Ambassador Bridge. "Our Electronic Tolling System (APASS) has allowed us to continue efficiency in minimizing border processing times when using the Ambassador Bridge to cross between U.S. and Canada. Being the busiest commercial border crossing in North America, it is essential that we continue facility and operational enhancements to go beyond our obligation in supporting the U.S. and Canadian economies."

Bestpass customers using the Ambassador Bridge can pay tolls through their Bestpass account.

"We are aggressively expanding our tolling coverage for our clients. With our recent addition of Florida and Kansas, along with the addition of Oklahoma and Texas in early 2016, we expect to have 100 percent of the major toll facilities in the United States under our umbrella in short order," said John Andrews, President and CEO of Bestpass. "We are also looking to work closely with toll facility operators like Ambassador Bridge to make sure that our service runs as smoothly as possible, no matter where our customers are driving."

About Ambassador Bridge: The Ambassador Bridge is a suspension bridge that connects Detroit, Michigan, in the United States with Windsor, Ontario, in Canada. The bridge is owned by the Detroit International Bridge Company. A 2004 Border Transportation Partnership study showed that 150,000 jobs in the region and US$13 billion in annual production depend on the Windsor-Detroit international border crossing. It is the busiest international crossing in North America in terms of trade volume, with more than 25 percent of all merchandise trade between the United States and Canada crossing the bridge. For more information, visit www.ambassadorbridge.com.

About Bestpass™, Inc.: Founded in 2001 by the New York State Motor Truck Association, Bestpass was designed for truckers, by truckers, to save commercial motor carriers time and money. Bestpass provides bulk purchasing and streamlined toll management services to commercial fleets, including consolidated billing, violation processing and a single service compatible with a growing number of toll facilities and weigh station bypass networks. Currently, Bestpass customers have more than 250,000 pieces of equipment and more than 170,000 transponders in service, resulting in more than $30 million in tolls processed monthly. For more information, visit www.bestpass.com.

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