Security guarantees sought for avocado inspectors in Michoacán
The Otay Mesa LPOE is the third-busiest port on the U.S.-Mexico border. Learn about the improvements that have been made, are in progress and planned.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Officials want to create a new free-trade zone along the US-Mexico border; DFW Airport invests in a data-sharing platform; Mexico sees a record trade surplus in October; and Mexico announces 29 new infrastructure projects at $11.5 billion.
The Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge in El Paso, Texas, will be closed to northbound truck traffic for two weeks to allow for upgrades on the Mexican side.
Port Laredo’s top three imports were motor vehicle parts, passenger vehicles and heavy-duty trucks.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Laredo airport expanding cargo facilities; CBP seizes $821M in drugs; LubeZone acquires All Star Truck; Mesilla Valley Transportation signs Winmore.
The blockade from the Border Union of Operators of Nuevo Laredo is to protest increasingly longer wait times and inadequate service at Laredo’s World Trade Bridge.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, an effort to prevent a phishing scam led to confusion for Prime Inc. drivers last week. Plus, a Texas trucking company has become the latest to shut down, and Workhorse has received another $200 million to build electric trucks.
Two-way trade at Port Laredo fell 19% to $126.49 billion through the first eight months of the year, dropping the port to No. 4 for border crossings in 2020.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: CFI expands cross-border services; Prent Corp. picks New Mexico for expansion; $2.7 million worth of marijuana found in toilet shipment; Texas DPS opens new truck inspection facility.
