This week in Borderlands Mexico: Toyota bets big on Texas; RJW Logistics adds fourth Dallas-area warehouse; and Gulf Coast Crating expands with industrial acquisitions.
Companies spanning automotive, steel, energy, food processing and mobility are expanding U.S. operations.
A surge in M&A, electrification and distribution buildouts signals rising demand for logistics services in Canada.
A new Toyota processing center at the Port of Jacksonville is expected to boost vehicle volume by 6%.
The Jacksonville Port Authority has completed the first of two vehicle berth projects to handle additional vehicle vessel calls.
Mexico’s automotive industry exported 3.2 million passenger vehicles during the first 11 months of 2024.
This week in Borderlands: Toyota pumping $1.45B into Mexico to boost Tacoma production; Union Pacific to serve Volkswagen hub at Texas seaport; South Korean freight transporter to open subsidiary in Mexico; and Nefab expands in Arizona with warehousing and logistics facility.
Hydrogen was a big topic through the mobility and transportation space at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Burdened by recall expenses for its battery-electric trucks, Nikola is counting on California’s incentive largesse to make a go of fuel cells.
Toyota announced an investment of $328 million to build its new hybrid Tacoma pickup trucks in Mexico.
Batteries. Electrified components. Fuel cells. Cummins Inc. has plans for all of them. But hydrogen-making electrolyzers top the list.
Glenn Ellis was named the first American-born president and chairman of the Japan-based U.S. unit of Hino Trucks.
Deliberate perfectly describes Paccar’s approach to trucking electrification. The company offers nine commercial electric trucks but skips the hype.
Dirty trucks will pay $10 per TEU in and out of the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports to raise money for zero-emission trucks and infrastructure.
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In addition to electric vehicle battery plants that are already in operation in the United States, 13 additional plants have been announced and are expected to be operational within the next 5 years.
Cummins plans for green hydrogen production for multiple uses gets the largest of $52 million in DOE grants.
Self-driving technology company Aurora said it will deploy a Toyota Sienna autonomous vehicle in rideshare service in the next six months.
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The remarkable lack of engine noise in Hyzon Motors’ hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric truck is matched by its lack of emissions.
