cross-border trade
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News
Trucks carried 70% of all U.S.-Mexico freight in September, up $400 million, according to data
Trucks again carried the majority of cross-border imports and exports during the month of September, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation…
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Markets
Amazon buys tech firm INLT to help online merchants with cross-border trade
Amazon.com recently acquired cloud-based startup INLT, a move designed to simplify importing goods into the United States for Amazon’s online merchants, according to Reuters. INLT,…
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Experts say Nuevo Laredo should focus on becoming a logistics and foreign trade hub
The Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo should “bet more on logistics and foreign trade” than on attracting more maquiladoras, according to trade experts. “Nuevo…
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Markets
Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge receives $30 million upgrade aimed at speeding up trade
The city of Pharr, Texas, will soon begin $30 million in infrastructure projects at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge along the United States-Mexico border. The projects…
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Commentary: Cross-border cargo insurance is a great challenge for North American competitiveness
Editor’s note: Kenneth Smith Ramos is a former chief negotiator for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement for the Mexican government. He is currently a partner at…
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Business
Borderlands: Odessa, Texas, ranked #4 city for truck drivers
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Odessa, Texas, ranked #4 city for…
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Business
Trucking leaders and customs brokers wonder what’s next with the USMCA?
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was the hot topic at the most recent meeting of the Laredo Motor Carriers Association (LMCA). Trucking industry leaders, customs…
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Business
Trade tensions between U.S. farmers and Mexican tomato growers continues to escalate
The United States and Mexico are on the brink of yet another trade war – this time pitting U.S. farmers against Mexican tomato growers and…
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Parcel
E-commerce supply chain keeps U.S. Customs and Border Protection leaders awake at night
E-commerce packages are flooding the U.S. The vast majority contain legal products, but U.S. Customs and Border Patrol worries about those that contain illegal or…
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Driver issues
Lack of qualified truck drivers being felt across U.S.-Mexico border region
Drivers of 18-wheelers, tractor-trailers, delivery trucks, freight trucks and tanker trucks hauled more than $671 billion in goods across the United States-Mexico border in 2018.…
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