U.S.-Mexico border
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Business
$12M facility part of US-Mexico efforts to stop growing avocado cargo theft
United States and Mexican avocado growers and importers recently broke ground on a partnership facility called “Casa APEAM” in Uruapan, Mexico. The new $12 million…
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Business
Texas border bill aims to stop produce imports from wilting at international ports-of-entry
Texas Gov. Greg Abott recently signed a bill aiming to speed up the inspection process for trucks carrying fresh produce across ports-of-entries along the Texas-Mexico…
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Economics
Texas border ports-of-entry continue to confront spillover from international migration crisis
A week after several international border bridges between the United States and Mexico had to be closed because of the migration crisis, U.S. officials announced…
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Business
Charger Logistics expands cross-border network with new 119,000 square-foot Laredo facility
Charger Logistics’ new state-of-the-art facility in Laredo is up and running. The company aims to double its business in Mexico and grow overall capacity by…
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Business
Cross-border best practices during President Trump’s trade policy uncertainties
More than $400 billion in freight crossed in both directions through the United States-Mexico border by truck in 2018. In Laredo, Texas, alone, more than…
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News
Rail union seeks U.S. crews on Mexican cross-border trains
Rail union workers are at odds with other members of the freight rail industry over how cross-border rail operations are run at Laredo, Texas.
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Economics
Officials say migrant checkpoint in Mexico affects cargo truck wait times in Ciudad Juarez
After the threat of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Mexican freight transporters are now facing a new challenge with an anti-immigration checkpoint in Ciudad Juarez that…
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News
Wayfair employees protest contract to supply beds to U.S. detention facilities
“At Wayfair, we believe that ‘everyone should live in a home that they love.’ Let’s stay true to that message by taking a stand against…
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Business
Cross-border trucking volumes jump in Otay Mesa port of entry, fueled by auto manufacturing in Mexico
Business is good at the Otay Mesa port of entry, California’s largest commercial land port of entry, which tallied a record $50 billion in two-way…
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Trade
Commentary: Unintended economics – the Mexican chapter
Market expert Donald Broughton writes about the numerous consequences of a U.S. Mexico trade war and the damage that will be done on both sides…
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