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Forager releases instant cross-border contract pricing
Forager’s SCOUT platform helps shippers manage the volatility of cross-border freight imbalances.
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Jockeying amid US-China trade tensions, Mexico eyes Asian investors
With trade relations between the U.S. and China strained, the future of global supply chains could be Mexico.
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Borderlands: Survey highlights China’s dominance of rare earth metals; Coca-Cola FEMSA acquires 45 Kenworth trucks
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Concern for China’s supply dominance of…
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Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Continental to lay off 2,000 as it closes Mexican factory
The export plant employs 2,000 workers and makes electronic parts used in vehicles manufactured by Chrysler, General Motors, Ford and others.
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Hurricane Hanna disrupts freight flow in South Texas
Hurricane Hanna’s aftermath has temporarily halted freight movement on several routes in and out of Texas’ Rio Grande Valley.
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Borderlands: Truck capacity tight near Mexican border; millions in drugs found in shipments of ketchup and onions
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Truck capacity tight near Mexican border;…
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Tropical Storm Hanna expected to make landfall in Texas as a hurricane
Parts of Texas could get drenched with 4 to 8 inches of rain from a tropical storm expected to make landfall on Saturday.
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American Shipper
Amazon plans new facility in El Paso, brings 700 jobs
Amazon will offer a minimum starting wage of $15 per hour in El Paso
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Parts shortage from Mexico slows Volvo plant in US
Volvo Cars is facing supply chain issues from factories in Mexico, according to CEO Hakan Samuelsson. Samuelsson said supplier issues in Mexico and lower demand…
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Mexico puts military in charge of nation’s ports
As part of a new nationwide anti-corruption initiative, Mexico’s land, air and seaports will be operated and monitored by the Mexican military.
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