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Guacamole fans should score plenty of avocados for Super Bowl
Super Bowl Sunday is the No. 1 avocado consumption day of the year, according to the Dallas-based trade group Avocados from Mexico (AFM). Football fans…
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Borderlands: Ikea buys a Texas forest; Long lines for cargo trucks heading for Port Laredo
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Ikea acquires 42,000-acre forest in Texas; Port…
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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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Truck hijackings become part of cartel violence in Mexico border city
Drug cartel members in the northern border city of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, across from Laredo, Texas, recently hijacked trucks to form blockades on major avenues…
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CBP increases inspections of imported tomatoes and pepper fruits for virus
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will increase inspections of imported tomatoes and peppers by Nov. 22 to protect against the introduction of the tomato…
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International
Borderlands: Wait times in Laredo and San Diego are up; Trucker dies in fatal I-10 crash in San Antonio
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Holiday surge increases truck wait times; Truck…
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Business
Mexico approves transport of hazardous materials across Laredo’s World Trade Bridge
Officials in Mexico recently authorized the transport of non-radioactive hazardous materials across the World Trade Bridge between Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and Laredo, Texas. The approval…
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Business
Borderlands: International trucking expo showcases Mexico; Guadalajara firm purchases 50 Kenworth trucks
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Transport Expo showcases Mexico’s trucking industry; Texas and…
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Borderlands: Halliburton lays off 650 workers; DHL expands El Paso freight operations
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Halliburton lays off 650 oil and…
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International
Sunset Transportation expands with new cross-border facilities in Laredo
Sunset Transportation, a St. Louis-based third-party logistics (3PL) provider, recently opened a new customs brokerage office and warehouse facility at the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo,…
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