The latest regional survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas shows that general business activity for manufacturing in Texas declined to -70 in March.
Mexico was the U.S.’s largest trading partner in 2019, with more than $614 billion in two-way trade.
Around 2,000 trucks a day use State Route 189, and the improvements could save more than 10 minutes per northbound truck, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Walmart opens new distribution center to meet e-commerce demand; border officials lobby for funding of new truck and railway bridges; two Texas seaports receive $39 million for improvements and expansion; Mexican manufacturing association creates coronavirus prevention task force.
El Paso, Texas, and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, benefit from their proximity to Juarez, Mexico, “the king of maquiladoras.”
Tomatoes imported from Mexico will begin undergoing tougher inspections at the border starting April 1. The increased inspections are part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s deal with Mexican growers to suspend its anti-dumping investigation into the produce.
Grupo HG Transportaciones’ new Cascadia trucks are equipped with Detroit DD13 engines and Detroit Assurance technology, aiming to increase driving safety.
The Justice Department said eight U.S. cities account for 75% of the methamphetamine seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The bankruptcy of several trucking firms has impacted capacity and U.S. trailer availability in Mexico, forcing companies to look at different ways to keep freight rates low.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents working at the Ysleta port of entry in El Paso, Texas, seized 1,543 pounds of liquid methamphetamine Wednesday. CBP spokesman Roger Maier told […]
