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News
Truckers’ holiday season wait times top 7 hours in San Antonio
San Antonio was at the top of the list for wait times for truckers in November and early December, increasing to as much as 7.7…
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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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Business
Microsoft aims to grow manufacturing supply chain companies in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez
Microsoft recently announced a $1.5 million investment in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, to help expand companies in the manufacturing sector on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico…
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
Pricing Power Index: Shippers still have the advantage as long-term momentum builds for carriers
Critical events caused more panic than actual disruption to supply and demand.
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Business
Borderlands: CBP opens new fastlane at Laredo’s World Trade Bridge
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: new FAST lane in Laredo, Pharr Bridge…
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International
GAO critical of “outdated” inspection practices at U.S. ports by Customs and Border Protection agents
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States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspection policies “don’t reflect new technology or threats” and are “outdated,” according to an August 6 report from…
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Business
Canadian powersport manufacturer expands operations at two plants in Mexico
BRP Inc. recently expanded the capacity at two of its production facilities in Mexico, where it builds its powersport and personal watercraft vehicles. The Quebec-based…
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International
Pentagon sends 2,100 more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to assist migrants and ports
The United States is sending an additional deployment of 1,100 active-duty troops and 1,000 Texas National Guard soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border, Pentagon officials announced…
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Business
Texas border bill aims to stop produce imports from wilting at international ports-of-entry
Texas Gov. Greg Abott recently signed a bill aiming to speed up the inspection process for trucks carrying fresh produce across ports-of-entries along the Texas-Mexico…
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Economics
Texas border ports-of-entry continue to confront spillover from international migration crisis
A week after several international border bridges between the United States and Mexico had to be closed because of the migration crisis, U.S. officials announced…
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