86 laid off as pecan processor, distributor to close Texas facility
The Alpharetta, Georgia-based peanut and tree nut processing company “will be closing entirely and permanently ceasing operations” in El Paso, Texas.
The Alpharetta, Georgia-based peanut and tree nut processing company “will be closing entirely and permanently ceasing operations” in El Paso, Texas.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Embracing tech standards before pandemic benefited manufacturers; eBay opens platform to millions of sellers in Latin America; Bull Moose Tube announces Texas mill; and CBP seizes $4 million in fake items at Port Houston.
The Modernization of Cross Border Trade event will be Thursday in Laredo, Texas.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico records 692 commercial cargo thefts in April; VW cuts production in Mexico and Tennessee plants; ATRG acquires Texas trailer fleets; and CBP officers seize $5.5M worth of meth in Otay Mesa.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Driver shortage affecting cross-border trucking; auto parts maker opens plant in Mexico; Laredo International Airport partners with UPS; and UPS hiring 450 in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Drivers are wanted in New Mexico and Texas to transport nuclear weapons and materials at a starting salary of $52,248.
Howard Energy Partners will provide logistic solutions for renewable diesel at Diamond Green Diesel’s new plant in Port Arthur, Texas.
China is the second-largest international trading partner for the three largest land border crossings in the Lone Star State.
Union Pacific plans to close a car repair facility in Palestine, Texas, which could result in the layoffs of as many as 57 employees.
Walmart plans to convert a Dallas store for online order pickup for customers.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Laredo’s bridge master plan aims to boost Mexico trade; German automaker invests $72 million in San Luis Potosí; Transmontes orders 75 Freightliner trucks; El Paso opens route for trucks headed to Mexico.
The trucking community grapples with the city of Palmview, Texas’ ordinance restricting parking as well as access to city streets.
After a disruptive year, Mexico’s automotive industry hopes to revive a manufacturing sector depressed by the pandemic, along with shortages of vital components and energy for factories.
The latest round of winter weather hit transportation hard. How does this compare to other events?
The Austin, Texas, mayor is “just trying to keep people alive and safe” as recovery from two historic winter storms continues.
Successive winter storms this week have been wreaking havoc on freight flows. Texas has been hit the hardest (with forecast video).
Texas announces suspension of natural gas exports to Mexico until Sunday.
Port Laredo finished on top of the rankings for U.S. exports for the second straight year, totaling $80 billion during 2020.
A winter storm that has caused airport closures and widespread power outages is hitting the Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio valleys Monday
Multiple truck crashes were reported in Texas and Oklahoma as a massive winter storm brings peril to roads across the region.