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Noi Mahoney Sunday, June 20, 2021

Borderlands: Mexico exports of commercial trucks jump 277%

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico exports of commercial trucks jump 277%; Eastek International opens a plant in Mexico; West Pak Avocado will open a Laredo distribution facility; and FMCSA bans a Mexico-based driver from operating in the U.S.

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Noi Mahoney Sunday, April 4, 2021

Borderlands: Odyssey Logistics expands into Laredo

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Odyssey Logistics opens facility in Laredo; CBP beefs up border security; Rockport Terminals acquired by Jones Capital; and train collides with tractor-trailer in Houston.

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Noi Mahoney Wednesday, February 12, 2020

CBP inspectors check imported Valentine’s Day flowers for pests and diseases

With Valentine’s Day just days away, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents are working hard to make sure imported flowers are pest and disease free. “CBP agriculture specialists are working hard every day preventing potentially harmful plant pests and foreign animal diseases from entering the U.S.,” Hector Mancha, CBP El Paso director of field […]

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Noi Mahoney Sunday, February 2, 2020

Borderlands: CFI Logistica expands Mexico operations; drug trafficker who used trucks convicted

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: CFI Logistica expands cross-border operations; Laredo mayor Saenz hails signing of USMCA; jury convicts trafficker using commercial trucks to smuggle drugs; Laredo CBP office gets new director of field operations.  CFI Logistica expands cross-border operations with […]

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Noi Mahoney Sunday, January 12, 2020

Borderlands: Cross-border trucking still strong despite violence in Mexico; Nuevo León becomes No. 1 in manufacturing.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Cross-border trucking remains strong despite ongoing violence in Mexico; Freight tech firm GuruCargo is acquired by regional company; FIBRA Prologis expands in Mexico; and Nuevo León becomes the No. 1 state in Mexico for manufacturing. Cross-border […]

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Noi Mahoney Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Cross-border 3PL inks warehouse deal in Laredo

Third-party logistics provider Source Logistics recently signed a pre-lease agreement to rent the new 423,280-square-foot building No. 2 at the Port Grande logistics facility in Laredo, Texas. The new facility is 10 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border and features a 32-foot ceiling clearance, 120 dock-high doors, four ground-level doors, a large, secured truck courtyard, 242 […]

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Noi Mahoney Sunday, January 5, 2020

Borderlands: Laredo road ranks third for truck congestion in Texas; truck production in Mexico rises 19.8%

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Laredo road ranked No. 3 for truck congestion in Texas; U.S.-Mexico border to get more X-ray scanners; truck production in Mexico rises 19.8%; and Nuevo Laredo is the top customs district in Mexico. Laredo road ranks […]

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Noi Mahoney Sunday, December 1, 2019

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 of Brownsville gains approval for $38 billion LNG projects; Laredo border bridges see long lines for cargo trucks; Global logistics provider Röhlig expands in Mexico. Ikea acquires 42,000-acre forest in […]

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Noi Mahoney Thursday, November 21, 2019

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 Statistics (BTS). Cross-border truck freight between the U.S., Canada and Mexico totaled $64 billion, or 63.1% of all cross-border freight during September 2019. Along the U.S.-Mexico border, trucks carried 70% […]

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Noi Mahoney Wednesday, November 20, 2019

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 and temporarily block international bridges, according to Mexican authorities. A shootout between alleged cartel members and soldiers in Mexico’s National Guard left a suspected gunman dead on Nov. 19. That […]

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Noi Mahoney Tuesday, November 19, 2019

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 brown rugose virus (ToBRFV). The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) ordered the inspections on Nov. 18. “For commercial shipment, [Customs and Border Protection (CBP)] will be doing […]

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Noi Mahoney Sunday, November 10, 2019

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 driver dies during fatal I-10 crash; YRC Freight rolls out Texas next-day service; Officials seize truck carrying $1.9 million stash of cocaine. Holiday surge increases wait times at Laredo and […]

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Noi Mahoney Saturday, October 26, 2019

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 applies to low-risk hazmat waste products, such as used batteries, nickel residues, used brake oil, clinical waste, lamp ballast waste, glass waste, antifreeze liquid, barrels and drums, and waste from […]

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Noi Mahoney Sunday, October 20, 2019

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 Mexico officials host meeting to discuss border trade; Mexican company purchases 50 Kenworth trucks; officials celebrate start of the 2019-20 fresh produce import season. International transport expo showcases Mexico’s trucking […]

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Noi Mahoney Sunday, October 13, 2019

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 gas workers; DHL expands cross-border operations; Carrier partners with Fr8Hub to expand Mexico shipping; Logistics firm opens new warehouses in South Texas. Halliburton lays off 650 oil and gas workers […]

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Noi Mahoney Friday, October 4, 2019

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, Texas. The new Laredo branch office will service the Mexico market with cross-border logistics solutions, Mexico and U.S. customs clearance, warehousing and transloading access. “We now have the capability to […]

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Noi Mahoney Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Trans-border truck freight along the U.S.-Mexico border was down 1 percent in June

Cross-border truck freight with Mexico dipped 1 percent in June, compared to the same period in 2018, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics released last week. The new data reported that trans-border trucks carried freight totaling $66 billion for the month of June, with trucks accounting for […]

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Noi Mahoney Sunday, September 1, 2019

Borderlands: Laredo aims to expand air cargo operations with Mexico

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Laredo pushes Mexican government for more air cargo; Cargo theft continues to rise in Mexico; Arizona-Mexico trade up 12 percent; and Texas sheriff indicted for theft against trucking company Laredo pushing Mexican government for more air […]

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Noi Mahoney Tuesday, August 20, 2019

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 brokers, freight forwarders and trade professionals from both sides of the United States-Mexico border gathered August 15 in Laredo for a presentation entitled “Modernization of Cross-Border Trade.”  Speaking at the […]

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Noi Mahoney Thursday, August 8, 2019

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 the Government Accountability Office (GAO). CBP border inspections for passenger and commercial vehicles currently include reviewing travel documents, screening against law enforcement databases and using canines and X-ray machines. However, […]

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Noi Mahoney Monday, July 15, 2019

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 the Texas-Mexico border every day.  Saenz’s comments came during his speech at the 80th annual Congress of the Mexican Confederation of Associations of Customs Agents (CAAAREM) in Mérida, Mexico, July […]

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Noi Mahoney Wednesday, July 10, 2019

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. However, there are around 50,000 unfilled driver positions throughout Mexico, according to Enrique González Muñoz, president of the Mexico City-based National Chamber of Freight Transport (CANACAR). The biggest need is […]

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Noi Mahoney Wednesday, June 19, 2019

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 Fr8Hub carrier network currently features more than 1,000 carriers in the United States and Mexico, and more than 30,000 available trucks. Since electronic logging devices and global positioning systems are […]

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Noi Mahoney Monday, June 17, 2019

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, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). Trucks carried $67.4 billion of United States freight in March 2019, compared to $66.5 billion […]

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Noi Mahoney Friday, June 14, 2019

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 as the “trucking capital” of the United States. From their efforts, the Laredo Motor Carriers Association (LMCA) was formed. LMCA recently celebrated its three-year anniversary by adding its 200th member. […]

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Noi Mahoney Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Werner Enterprises expands Mexico operations with new $8 million cross-dock facility

Werner Enterprises continues to invest in U.S.-Mexican trade, regardless of the ups and downs of President Donald Trump’s trade negotiations. In May, Werner opened a new 17,000-square foot refrigerated cross-dock operations facility in Laredo, Texas. The $8 million facility features 13 dry docks and eight refrigerated docks, according to a company statement. “We are proud […]

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Noi Mahoney Thursday, June 6, 2019

Laredo, Texas becomes No. 1 U.S. trade hub

For the first time in its 168-year history, Port Laredo is No. 1. Laredo surpassed Los Angeles as the nation’s busiest trade hub, including airports, seaports and international border crossings. Port Laredo did $20.09 billion in trade during the month of March (according to the latest Census Bureau numbers available and analyzed by WorldCity), while […]

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