Laredo
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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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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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Markets
GAO critical of “outdated” inspection practices at U.S. ports by Customs and Border Protection agents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States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspection policies “don’t reflect new technology or threats” and are “outdated,” according to an August 6 report from…
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Laredo mayor discusses Mexico cross-border trade upgrades at international freight conference
Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz recently highlighted plans to remodel and expand the World Trade International Bridge, speeding up wait times for the 12,000 trucks crossing…
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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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Charger Logistics expands cross-border network with new 119,000 square-foot Laredo facility
Charger Logistics’ new state-of-the-art facility in Laredo is up and running. The company aims to double its business in Mexico and grow overall capacity by…
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Fr8Hub expands Mexico operations, names Laura Mandujano Valdés as country manager for Mexico
Fr8Hub recently announced that it will expand its services to provide domestic freight matching throughout Mexico, connecting shippers with available carriers throughout the country. The…
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Trucks moved 63 percent of trans-border freight in March, up nearly $1 billion, according to data
Trans-border freight totaled $107.2 billion in March, with trucks moving 63 percent of all freight by value with United States trading partners Canada and Mexico,…
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Laredo Motor Carriers Association aims to unite local trucking industry along the border
In June 2016, a leading group of Laredo carrier companies decided to band together and launch a new association focused on promoting and furthering Laredo…
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Lawmakers approve path forward to extend Interstate 27, connect Mexico trade with West Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill directing the Texas Department of Transportation to study the Ports-to-Plains Corridor, a plan that could extend Interstate 27…
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