Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico trade boomed in May but profit margins are tightening; a Korean auto supplier opens a plant in Mexico; Otay Mesa plans to open a new port by 2024; and Texas trucking company set to build terminal.
A G&W subsidiary has acquired a facility formerly known as the Port of Ivory. The subsidiary will conduct bulk transfer operations at the site for agricultural products and chemicals.
Thefts incidents nationwide spiked 35% in 2020, CargoNet said.
The California Air Resources Board has voted to require rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft to conduct 90% of all rides in electric vehicles by 2030.
Next week on the Transmission podcast and FreightWavesTV show, I’ll be speaking with Dionis Teshler, the CTO and co-founder of GuardKnox. There are two things we recommend doing in preparation for that discussion. First, finish reading this email, in which we will take a look at the company blog post Teshler recently wrote about a […]
While some organizations blasted the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw a rule on employee classification, executives from Lyft and Uber have struck measured tones.
Uber’s decision to upgrade the status of its U.K. drivers puts added pressure on the company in the U.S. to do the same, even though experts say it has no legal impact on this side of the Atlantic.
Authorities are investigating whether human smuggling was involved in a crash Tuesday near Holtville, California, that killed more than a dozen people.
A collision near Holtville, California, about 15 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, killed at least 13 people.
The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator and the city of Santa Monica have launched what they said is the first Zero Emissions Delivery Zone in the nation for electric and other non-petroleum-powered vehicles.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Heartland Express announces an operating income improvement in its Q4 earnings. Plus, an appeals court says California can’t regulate a truck driver’s meal and rest breaks, and Daseke’s board chairman talks the future of the company.
Automakers have put a high priority on EVs as the world shifts to cleaner modes of transportation. With demand for EVs forecasted to rise, the demand for rare earth metals used in both EV drivetrains and batteries will definitely be on the rise as well.
California officials want to reduce wait times for trucks at the Otay Mesa crossing to a 20-minute average at the U.S.-Mexico border.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, ArcBest is the latest LTL carrier to report a strong start to Q4. Plus, 2020 supply chain trends are likely to continue into 2021, and Trevor Milton has begun to sell shares in Nikola Corp.
For second consecutive day, truckers will face rollover risk in Southern California.
Gusts up to 70 mph will increase the risk of rollovers in some areas.
Cold chain distribution shifts following the pandemic along with a much smaller supply of available base capacity has made the reefer carrier a much more valuable commodity this year.
Law enforcement in California and Texas recently announced two major drug cases involving cross-border trucking operations along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine have been seized from trucks crossing the border in Texas and California.
Wildfires will keep burning in California this weekend, while southern Florida gets soaked and possibly flooded.
California wildfires have been spreading quickly due to hot, dry and windy conditions.
The wildfires in Washington state aren’t a major threat to BNSF’s Washington operations, but the railroad deployed trains to help area first responders. Union Pacific grappled with wildfires near a Northern California subdivision last week.
“This weekend could be ugly.” Triple-digit heat could stress power grids, spark new wildfires out West this Labor Day weekend.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, shippers learn they can expect to pay much more this holiday. Plus, hair testing for drugs is closer to reality, and a new partnership aims to put 1,000 autonomous vehicles on the road.
Record high triple-digit temperatures could scorch key trucking markets in four states.
The short line operator is working with local economic development commissions to develop rail-ready sites for industrial use.
The railroad’s California police force will not ask for the immgiration status of those it comes across on its network.
Southern California has become the hot spot for freight in the post COVID-19 freight market. Could it be the region to tell us what’s next?
“There was a thunderous crash and you could see part of the mountain coming down.” Witness describes earthquake-triggered rock slides in California.
“We don’t know if an even bigger quake could be coming.”
Temperatures well above 100 degrees to scorch parts of California all week.
Drivers will have to deal with abnormally hot weather in three top-20 freight markets out west.
Heavy rainfall next two days could delay freight flow in Southern California, including major market of Ontario.
Heavy snow, flooding rain could delay freight flows in southern California, including major market of Ontario.
Vertical integration boosts a marijuana e-commerce company as the pandemic fuels a boom in cannabis sales
A new front has opened up in the battle over AB5 as both sides use the COVID-19 pandemic to bolster their positions on the controversial labor law
Wabash has combined innovative composite material with an electric refrigeration unit to produce a zero-emissions trailer.
Despite AB5 pause, California team drivers Jeff and Elyse Fink continue search for ‘truck-friendly’ state.
Anthony and Zach, along with special guest Donny Gilbert, take a deeper dive into the freight market trailer pool and discuss the types of freight they haul, their characteristics, and their place in the broader market. Additional topics include another California regulation, coronavirus, and the surprising jump in the PMI.
California owner-operators argue their livelihoods are at stake under new labor law.
‘No regrets’ as truck driver leaves California, citing hostile business climate
Starting this month, the California Department of Motor Vehicles will only register vehicles that comply with emissions regulations.
Walmart argues that jury took things too literally in awarding back pay to California drivers
FedEx Freight levies $7 `California compliance’ surcharge on all LTL shipments in, out and within the state
Zach and Anthony discuss the characteristics of the California freight market, the unintended consequences from regulations and the economic impacts from them.
Zonar has enabled over-the-air updates for Cummins engines, plus key freight index rises and Connecticut senator asks mapmakers to include truck-specific warnings for low bridges.
California’s AB5 has caused significant disruption prior to the planned enforcement period. Has there been a measurable impact to the supply of carriers in the state?
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: California leads the U.S. in meth border seizures by CBP; Albuquerque trucking company acquired by Texas transport firm; Kenworth announces organizational changes at its Mexican subsidiary; and Mesilla Valley Transportation chooses Velociti to provide technology deployment. […]
The rules are expected to trigger a rush on new commercial delivery pilot projects.
CFI employees have raised more than $800,000 for charities over the past 26 years as part of its Truckloads of Treasures campaign. Plus, airfreight may not grow next year, trailer orders drop and Connecticut delays toll discussion.
Assembly Bill 5 limits companies from classifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees to save operational expenses.
“It can be dicey up there anytime it snows.” Two to four feet of weekend snowfall heading to the Sierra Nevada.
Delays of freight movement likely from the Sierra Nevada to the Rockies the next few days. Plenty of snow.
EROAD and the Georgia Department of Transportation were among 12 recently honored for innovation at the International Road Federation’s Global Road Achievement Awards.
Snowstorm prompting commercial vehicle restrictions, airport ground delays in major northeastern U.S. cities.
Will California’s steps against parts of drilling technology cost some drivers their jobs?
Ballot initiatives included a tax on ride-sharing companies in San Francisco.
More than half a million people without electricity, property damaged as Northeast wind threat continues.
Wildfires burning 100,000 acres in California. Truckers wanting to help with relief, recovery efforts are exempt from HOS rules.
Several inches of snowfall, gusty winds, travel troubles heading to several Midwestern states as October ends.
“We’re continuing to see the erratic fire spread.” The Kincade Fire and other burning tens of thousands of acres in California.
The fires are occurring nearby the Carquinez Bridge.
Plus: USDA updates hemp import guidance; Trump sues California over emissions regulations
Independent trucking group calls the rule “unrealistic”; environmental coalition says it doesn’t go far enough.
“Electric cars are part of the solution, not the problem.”
A new study says that proactively managing the electric grid by utilizing excess capacity in electric vehicle batteries could ease peak demand and lower overall costs for all electric users.
Convoy launched Automated Reloads in June. Since then, the company said in “top markets,” the number of empty miles has been reduced by up to 50% or more in some areas and carbon emissions from empty miles have been reduced 45%.
The governor signs two bills, one accelerating clean truck technologies, the other creating a smog check program.
Dart Transit celebrated its 85 years in business and Truck Driver Appreciation Week earlier this month, awarding drivers raffle prizes that included a new pickup, boat and Polaris ATV. Also, fuel prices jump, France tests no-Brexit and trucking group pushes port improvements.
Diesel consumption in California fell in the beginning of 2019, led some to believe that there was a sudden transition to other fuel sources.
The ride-hailing company plans to plug the data captured by cameras and sensors into its self-driving system and run it in simulations and on a test track.
Barclays and Macquarie estimated that the companies will spend an extra $2,000 to $3,600 per driver annually.
XPO unit, class of drivers and helpers reach $5.5 million settlement to end three-year legal fight over job classification
Weather delays likely today, tonight in Plains and Southeast.
Gebrüder Weiss announced Aug. 8 that Heinz Senger-Weiss, managing director of the Air & Sea division, is resigning at the end of the year “for personal reasons” and that it has hired Lothar Thoma. Headquartered in Austria, Gebrüder Weiss is a transportation and logistics company with more than 7,100 employees and 150 company-owned locations. “We […]
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspection policies “don’t reflect new technology or threats” and are “outdated,” according to an August 6 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). CBP border inspections for passenger and commercial vehicles currently include reviewing travel documents, screening against law enforcement databases and using canines and X-ray machines. However, […]
Ben Thrower examines the costs – in money, lost land and lost businesses – of the high-speed rail line in California.
California’s produce shipments can wreak havoc on trucking capacity in the spring. This year’s season was s shell of the previous two.
The California Department of Transportation has started a massive construction project that will lead to nighttime closures of State Route 60 out of Ontario for months.
The trucking apocalypse is upon us, and it has taken its latest victim. This time, it’s a 40-year-old carrier out of California. Timmerman Starlite Trucking Inc. of Ceres, California, announced it would be shutting down, placing 30 employees in the unemployment line effective immediately. Ceres is a suburb of Modesto, California, a mid-sized city 100 […]
Stormy in the Plains, road repairs after California quakes
Bigger “follow up” earthquake possible in California
Magnitude 6.4 quake shakes southern California 4th of July morning
When Democrats took the stage for their first debate, infrastructure was hardly mentioned, and doesn’t appear to be a priority in this election cycle.
Business is good at the Otay Mesa port of entry, California’s largest commercial land port of entry, which tallied a record $50 billion in two-way trade with Mexico during the last fiscal year. For June, the latest SONAR data shows outbound tender volumes in San Diego (OTVIY.SAN) are way up compared to last year. Currently, […]
Tens of thousands of acres already scorched by wildfires in the West this year.
Oregon is on the verge of becoming the second state after California to adopt a cap-and-trade program.
Recent produce volumes out of California increasing as much as 40 percent.
The FedEx-Amazon divorce isn’t that big. AI to transform Indian transport. GLP out at the top of US logistics real estate market?
BoxBot is testing a self-driving, electric vehicle for parcel firm OnTrac in northern California.
Rainfall records and hail have ruined some cherry crops out west. The timing couldn’t be much worse for growers.
U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing ahead on the successor of NAFTA following the end of tariffs on Canadian and Mexican metals.
Freight volumes recover from Easter lull as volumes are flat from a year-over-year perspective. Comparing load volumes is not the whole story, however.
National freight volumes took a nosedive this week as Easter had a decent impact on the freight market, but how much of the drop is related to the holiday?
Green shoots: reefer capacity is tightening in south Florida, south Texas, and southern California.
Three states and several utilities will study the needs of electric trucks along the I-5 corridor to make long-haul electric trucks a reality. Plus, the future of Cummins, flex fuels, and are the Chinese taking our railway jobs?
Volumes are flat year-over-year, and after a brief period of disruption the freight market has stabilized. Container volumes that have fueled the port cities freight, may be due to soften in the coming months.
A power play between local governments and state regulators threatens legal cannabis delivery in California.
