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Noi Mahoney Sunday, May 17, 2020

Borderlands: Cross-border trade key to growth; US-Mexico border truck crossings down 8% through April

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Cross-border trade is key for economic growth; US-Mexico truck crossings declined 8% through April 2020; transportation software firm moving to Texas; and Laredo CBP finds $11 million worth of meth inside shipment of flooring.

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, August 30, 2018

Regional manufacturing readings are mixed as tariffs and trucking capacity disrupt activity

Regional surveys from Federal Reserve districts were mixed during the month, as softening conditions from the Philadelphia and Kansas City districts were offset by improvements in the Richmond and New York regions. Commentary from the regional surveys suggests tariffs, labor shortages, and the inability to find trucking capacity are curbing economic activity across the board, though growth remains generally positive.

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