United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement

The major differentiator between PGT as a cross-border carrier and other carriers is its door-to-door operation.

A Mexican auto parts supplier became the first company to receive a labor violation complaint under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on Monday. The complaint against the Tridonex auto parts factory in Matamoros, Mexico, just across the border from Brownsville, Texas, alleges workers were denied independent union representation in violation of the trade pact, which […]

A railroad from Mexico’s Port of Mazatlan to Winnipeg, Manitoba, would require enhanced container-handling facilities at both sites.

Border industry leaders discuss USMCA’s benefits during a panel discussion hosted by the El Paso, Texas-based Borderplex Alliance.

$3.8 billion in U.S. trucking revenue at stake in U.S.-Mexico cross-border freight.

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade pact goes into effect Wednesday during one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression.

The new USMCA Center will facilitate the transition from NAFTA, update U.S. Customs and Border Protection regulations on pending USMCA issues, and provide guidance on new compliance obligations.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a revamped pact with Mexico and Canada that replaces the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) “overhauls” the rules for trading agriculture, manufacturing and services with Mexico and Canada, Trump said. “Today we’re finally ending the NAFTA nightmare and signing into […]

A wide range of officials on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border as well as trucking associations on Thursday praised the new trade deal among the United States, Mexico and Canada, after the U.S. Senate passed the deal, sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) passed the Senate […]

Just days after Mexico’s Senate voted to approve modifications negotiated into the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), U.S. officials introduced a labor enforcement provision that threatened to stall the trade agreement. An annex of the agreement presented in the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 13 called for the appointment of up to five U.S. labor inspectors […]

Last-minute meeting in Washington likely will hash out changes to make NAFTA’s successor palatable to congressional Democrats.

Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. is shifting more production to plants in Mexico in preparation for updated requirements in the new United States, Mexico and Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. Cummins will move some of its operations from the U.S., China, India and Brazil to Mexico, including its filters division to a facility in Ciudad Juarez near […]

CEO Chris Spear leading a behind-the-scenes approach to influencing White House.

U.S. Chamber chief Tom Donohue also commented on status of China trade talks, 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 […]

As the United States-China trade war frightened stock markets on August 5 into their worst day of the year, some analysts said Mexico could find a silver lining in increased trade exports.   “The commercial problems that China-United States are having can have benefits for Mexico – there are products in which Mexico is competitive and […]

Mexico became the first country to ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) when its Senate approved it by a vote of 114 in favor to 4 against on June 19. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador described the ratification as “very good news.” “We celebrate the approval in the Senate of the [USMCA], to maintain […]

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 […]

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 […]