U.S. Customs and Border Protection Tagged Articles

A truck and a border patrol vehicle pass near the U.S. Mexico Border. Cabotage regulations heavily restrict what trucks from Mexico and the Canada can do in the U.S.

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentSunday, March 28, 2021

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Can foreign-based trucks haul domestic US freight?

By and large, trucks from Canada and Mexico can’t move domestic loads within the U.S. But things get a little more complicated in the nitty-gritty…

FreightWaves Classics

Port Laredo finished fourth overall during 2020 among the nation’s 450 international gateways for trade. (Photo: FreightWaves staff)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsMonday, March 8, 2021

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FreightWaves Classics: The Port of Laredo is #1 inland port in U.S.

The FreightWaves Classics series on U.S. ports continues with a profile of the Port of Laredo.

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Grace SharkeyMonday, March 1, 2021

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Descartes acquires QuestaWeb, foreign trade zone solution

Descartes acquired QuestaWeb for approximately $36 million.

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Palates of marijuana seized by CBP officers. A trucker was arrested at the US Canada border after marijuana was found in a shipment of pork

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentWednesday, November 18, 2020

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Rookie trucker held after CBP finds pot in Texas-bound pork shipment

A newly minted truck driver told investigators he didn’t know about $2.8 million worth of marijuana hidden in a shipment of pork he was hauling…

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Glass bongs are lined up after being seized by from a truck at the US Canada border, amid a rise of marijuana seizures.

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentFriday, October 16, 2020

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$8M in pot, 2,400 bongs seized from trucks at US-Canada border

$8 million worth of marijuana and over 2,000 bongs are discovered at the U.S-Canada border during two recent inspections of tractor-trailers.

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A view of trucks crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Texas customs broker Daniel B. Hastings was recently targeted by ransomware hackers.

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentWednesday, October 7, 2020

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Ransomware hackers claim attack on Texas customs broker

Laredo-based customs broker and freight-forwarder Daniel B. Hastings becomes the latest company in the supply chain targeted by ransomware hackers.

Supply Chains

White trucks and storage tanks for liquified gases.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorMonday, September 28, 2020

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Linde GmbH settles US allegations of import fraud for $22 million

German gas manufacturer Linde GmbH allegedly blew hot air at U.S. Customs in its import declarations to fake the value of goods and lower its…

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Noi MahoneyMonday, September 21, 2020

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CBP seizes $14 million worth of meth and heroin at Mexico border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers recently seized $14 million worth of drugs in several border incidents.

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Noi MahoneyWednesday, September 9, 2020

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CBP: Cartels sending more drugs across border in trucks

Mexican cartels are using more commercial trucks to smuggle drugs across the border, CBP acting commissioner says.

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Noi MahoneySunday, August 16, 2020

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Borderlands: Home Depot logistics center sells for $247M; Mexico-bound bootleg sneakers seized in Dallas

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Home Depot logistics center sells for…