This week in Borderlands: Canada remains top US trading partner; Flexport executive joins Nuvocargo; PLA opens Houston pallet facility; and North Texas Trailers acquired by Ehrsam Enterprises.
Two more individuals were sentenced for their involvement in the Louisiana staged accident scam, showing the wide divergence of punishment so far.
Three more individuals were sentenced in the Louisiana staged truck and bus accident scheme, with two receiving probation and a third sentenced to 18 months behind bars.
There is a new guilty plea in the Louisiana staged accident scheme, as well as a jail sentence for another participant.
This week: Russia-based Aviacon brings animals of U.S. troops and contractors from Kabul to Canada; Averitt Express raises over $1 million for St. Jude; and FedEx launches its HBCU student ambassador program.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico to require more documentation for shipments traversing the country; dexFreight selected by Hutchison Ports Mexico as software provider; Averitt Express expands Texas operations with new facility; and CBP agents intercept first-in-the-nation insect in Costa Rican shipment.
Knight-Swift’s acquisition highlights the LTL industry’s sweet spot in the e-commerce supply chain, says a noted consultant.
The company’s new facility in Grand Prairie follows the opening of new facilities in Atlanta and Port Houston, and an expansion in Laredo, Texas.
Carrier Averitt Express said it was raising pay for its newly hired regional truckload and flatbed drivers. The company becomes the latest to increase driver pay as the industry struggles to seat tractors.
The cross-border transportation and logistics industry faced unprecedented disruption this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
China is again the top trading partner of the United States, with trade totaling $59.6 billion for October.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Arizona-Mexico border trade recovering slowly; Averitt Express expands in Laredo; Port […]
Carriers, logistics businesses and technology providers make the cut in 2020.
Averitt Express identified as one of the targets for payouts awarded as a result of staged collisions with commercial vehicles
Averitt, OmniTRAX, Duluth Seaway Port Authority and Port of Newcastle announce appointments
Urban deliveries to overrun cities. Tier one auto suppliers to get squeezed
Averitt Express its first distribution center in Atlanta
Getting concert tours to where they need to go is a specialized gig
LTL carrier Averitt Express has opened a large international DC near Port of Savannah to manage increased volumes at the port
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