This week in Borderlands Mexico: Cross-border trade tops $87B in May; Germany’s Döhler Group opens $64M Mexico plant; and Otay Mesa industrial property sells for $8.8M.
Mexico’s heavy-duty truck industry posted gains in June production and exports, signaling a recovery led by freight demand in the U.S. market.
Freight shipments softened in June but truckload rates continued to step higher year over year, according to a monthly report from Cass Information Systems.
Freight industry experts say the Small Business in Transportation Coalition’s petition to decertify the CDL programs of New York and California are unlikely to be granted.
The recent DOT/FMCSA Unified Agenda sets out priorities for the agency in the coming months and year.
Transportation and logistics provider ArcBest announced it is cutting 2% of its workforce and closing 10 less-than-truckload terminals.
Trump promises a route for military personnel to get a CDL that may already exist.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services blew past analysts’ second-quarter forecasts on Wednesday, sending shares up 9% in after-hours trading.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is urging Congress to strengthen commercial driver licensing standards by passing Dalilah’s Law.
Jurors in Michigan found Navistar was not liable for millions in claimed damages tied to delayed truck deliveries.
ATRI’s annual cost study showed numbers that rose at a faster pace than consumer inflation.
Paper Transport Inc. has announced a partnership with Tesla to evaluate the Tesla Semi Long Range in dedicated operations within the Chicago market.
Waabi’s self-driving software switched from a Peterbilt to a totally different Volvo truck and drove safely from the first mile, no retraining needed.
DoorDash has synced its marketplace with the Shopify app to enable small retailers with stores to utilize its on-demand delivery network.
A California truck driver was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for a 2025 crash that left three people dead.
BulkLoads has acquired Livestock Network, adding the livestock-focused load board and online community to its freight marketplace.
Trucking rate indexes jumped during the second quarter and are expected to reach new highs in the third quarter.
Warehouse closures and bankruptcy filings hit more firms across trucking, logistics, intermodal and trailer businesses.
An index that measures driver pay had been climbing already but surged even more in the last two months.
A lawsuit involving the question of independent contractor vs. employee status is now a class action.
