This week in Borderlands Mexico: Desteia using AI to ease looming customs compliance crunch; Grocery chain plans $700M supply chain expansion in South Texas; and CPKC, CSX upgrade Southeast Mexico Express for faster transit times.
Six people were found dead inside a cargo boxcar at a Union Pacific rail yard in Laredo, Texas, as authorities launched an investigation into the incident.
Federal officers intercepted millions in narcotics and contraband hidden in commercial freight shipments in March.
Deadly cartel clashes in Mexico killed 25 National Guard members and disrupted ports and highways, though major U.S.-Mexico border crossings remain operational.
The death of CJNG leader “El Mencho” triggered violent retaliation across western Mexico, disrupting highways, rattling the Port of Manzanillo and threatening cross-border trade.
Rolling protests and road blockades by farmers and truckers across Mexico have impacted major border crossings, stranding tens of thousands of cargo trucks.
Authorities seized over $114 million in drugs from trucks in September; while a Canadian man was extradited from Mexico in a $450 million smuggling case.
Border agents recently seized $31 million worth of narcotics from commercial shipments in Texas, Michigan, Ontario, and Quebec.
The Trump administration has approved building an automated freight bridge to connect Laredo, Texas, to Monterrey, Mexico.
The year’s five biggest U.S.-Mexico cross-border supply chain stories include projections that trade will top $800 billion and threats by President-elect Donald Trump to impose tariffs.
Experts explore the strength and challenges of growing trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada during a panel discussion Wednesday in San Antonio, Texas.
This week in Borderlands: Port of Eagle Pass, Texas, fastest-growing border crossing in the U.S.; Port of Brownsville snags Westa flour mill; Siete Leguas Automotive opens $54M factory in Durango, Mexico; and CBP intercepts $18M worth of meth in shipment of squash.
A coalition of U.S. and Mexican stakeholders is urging Presidents Joe Biden and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to address migrant issues impacting cross-border trade.
Ryder continues expanding its cross-border operations with a new logistics facility in El Paso, Texas.
This week in Borderlands: Experts push infrastructure to boost cross-border trade; Korean EV supplier begins construction of plant in Mexico; Kirchhoff Automotive expanding operations in Mexico; and WSI named operator of CPKC transload terminal.
Saia is partnering with one of Mexico’s largest carriers, Fletes Mexico, to provide cross-border less-than-truckload services.
A Mexico-based real estate developer is seeking partners to develop $1.7 billion in industrial and logistics parks along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Retired rail workers in Mexico created blockades at border crossings in Arizona and Texas on Wednesday, seeking severance pay and benefits from Mexican authorities.
Delays from the customs system on Mexico’s side of the border disrupted cargo truck traffic for several days in California and Texas.
Several hundred people gathered for rallies in three border states Saturday as part of the “Take Our Border Back” convoy that traveled from Virginia to Texas last week.
The FBI says it has disrupted a drug operation that used truck drivers to transport narcotics from Mexico to the U.S. and Canada.
A convoy of trucks and other vehicles are reportedly heading to the Mexico border calling on the federal government to take action against illegal immigration.
Several Texas border cargo bridge projects could be fast-tracked after President Joe Biden signed a new law to speed up the permitting process.
CBP has reopened four Southwest ports of entry about one month after a migrant surge led to closures in Texas, Arizona and California.
Trade between the U.S. and Mexico is forecast to continue to expand in 2024, boosted by nearshoring and increased Mexican exports.
This week in Borderlands: A Texas company aims to help keep holiday returns out of landfills; a U.S. logistics firm is building a border trade hub in South Texas; a logistics provider snaps up space in the Houston area; and DHL Supply Chain lays off workers in Texas.
Federal officials have closed a border bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas, to handle a surge of migrants arriving in the area.
The cross-border trucking industry is recovering from a migrant surge and Texas inspections, trade officials said.
The state of Texas has resumed commercial truck safety inspections at a Laredo border crossing amid backlash from the Mexican president and trade operators.
Trade officials in the U.S. and Mexico are urging Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to end state-run cargo truck inspections in El Paso and Eagle Pass.
Texas-run truck inspections at the Mexican border are causing hourslong waits for cargo truckers.
Mexican railway operator Ferromex has halted key northbound freight trains due to migrants hopping aboard and being injured or killed.
Arizona has settled a federal lawsuit over a wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border that was taken down in January.
The Mexican government has called on Texas to stop state-run cargo truck inspections at the border that have caused hourslong delays.
Heavy gunfire has been reported near the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, a key border crossing linking Texas and Mexico.
Commercial operations at a Texas border bridge have been suspended temporarily as U.S. border agents assist with migrant processing.
This week in Borderlands: LG Energy Solution is building a $5.5 billion EV battery plant in Arizona; a France-based auto parts maker opens a $147 million plant in Mexico; Nuevo Leon opens a $100 million “peripheral” highway; and an Arizona port of entry opens cold storage rooms.
Computer issues have led to long lines for Mexican cargo truckers at a Texas border port of entry.
Federal investigators in California recently ordered two separate logistics operators to pay more than $1 million in back wages to Mexico-based warehouse workers.
Tesla is set to build an electric vehicle manufacturing plant in the Mexican city of Monterrey.
Texas has set up state-run checkpoints to stop and inspect random commercial vehicles coming from Mexico.
The Treasury Department announced sanctions Wednesday against several individuals and carriers linked to the Sinaloa drug cartel.
Ambassador Esteban Moctezuma says that border-crossing expansions in Texas and Mexico are critical to North American trade.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ended his border policy of second inspections of commercial trucks crossing from Mexico on Friday, but experts said it already caused supply chain problems.
Commercial truck trade with Mexico has slowed after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s increased border security measures were implemented Wednesday.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a new border plan Wednesday to inspect all commercial vehicles at the border for undocumented migrants.
Rene Garcia was arrested in May 2021 while attempting to drive a truck hiding 51 migrants through a Border Patrol checkpoint in Falfurrias, Texas.
The U.S. government moves forward with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate despite fears that thousands of truck drivers will leave cross-border freight.
Jose Minarro of Sunset Transportation chats with Reliance Partners’ Mark Vickers on why Mexican cargo insurance is a must-have for shippers.
Canadian and Mexican truckers will reportedly need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to cross U.S. borders starting Jan. 22 amid fears of significant disruption to the supply chain.
Texas is using repurposed shipping containers as part of its $750 million border wall with Mexico.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mission Produce boosts market footprint with Texas avocado import facility; cross-border rail ferry makes maiden voyage; Magni opens new logistics facility in Texas; and CBP intercepts $24M worth of meth.
Del Rio port of entry could reopen as soon as Saturday, after being forced to close because of a migrant surge that disrupted operations.
Premar Global Warehouse Logistics employed 16 Mexican nationals to work as merchandise checkers in San Diego for the equivalent of $3.38 to $5.61 per hour in pesos.
A confrontation between gunmen and Mexican authorities wounded three and backed up commercial truck traffic for hours.
Manufacturing is increasing in Mexico as nearshoring has caught the attention of many U.S. companies.
“It’s a true domestic and international cargo insurance product that brokers and carriers are now utilizing to win the highest-margin freight and strengthen ties with their current client base,” Mark Vickers said on shipper’s interest insurance.
The USMCA has brought about new opportunities for cross-border trade. Is your organization taking advantage of these changes?
The land borders between the United States, Canada and Mexico will remain closed to nonessential travelers for at least another 30 days.
Mexico Remains Top US Trade Partner, Canada No. 2
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador put the army in charge of customs at border crossings and seaports across the country last year.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Driver shortage affecting cross-border trucking; auto parts maker opens plant in Mexico; Laredo International Airport partners with UPS; and UPS hiring 450 in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Rural areas are the next e-commerce frontier; Texas FedEx distribution center acquired; Authentic Logistics opens Phoenix office; and CBP seizes counterfeit N95 masks in Houston.
Trucking industry professionals said the misuse of B-1 visa drivers creates an unjust but significant savings to U.S. carriers that set up outsourced B-1 driver fleets at a lower cost.
Mexico is again the top trading partner of the United States for February, followed by Canada and China.
The methamphetamine was shipped by truck in two loads through Texas to South Florida, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in Laredo and Pharr, Texas, discovered almost 800 pounds of methamphetamine in two recent shipments arriving from Mexico. The first case happened March 25 at Laredo’s World Trade Bridge. Agents found 367 pounds of alleged methamphetamine in a shipment of industrial magnets. The narcotics had a street value […]
Trucking companies in the United States and Mexico are violating cabotage rules by misusing Mexican B-1 visa drivers, allege stakeholders in Texas and Mexico.
A customs broker can help navigate cross-border freight. But companies should know what to look for in a customs brokerage.
More than 178,000 individuals apprehended at the United States-Mexico border in January and February
A global semiconductor chip shortage continues to affect auo factories on both sides of the United States-Mexico border.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Laredo’s bridge master plan aims to boost Mexico trade; German automaker invests $72 million in San Luis Potosí; Transmontes orders 75 Freightliner trucks; El Paso opens route for trucks headed to Mexico.
Authorities are investigating whether human smuggling was involved in a crash Tuesday near Holtville, California, that killed more than a dozen people.
A collision near Holtville, California, about 15 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, killed at least 13 people.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Jamco Group expands in Laredo; BTL picks Mexico for new auto parts plant; G-Global expands in El Paso; and agents seize $40 million in drugs in Texas and California.
Mark Vickers of Reliance Partners warns transportation providers of Mexico’s eye-opening insurance regulations, which he compares to the “Wild West.”
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Winter freeze devastates Texas produce industry; $100 million industrial park to be built near U.S.-Mexico border; USITC determines blueberry imports don’t harm U.S. growers; and CBP seizes marijuana worth $1.1 million.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Forager expands with Mexico hires; Moova expands into Mexican market; WeDo Logistics acquires Lone Star Overnight; and Mexican carrier acquires 160 Kenworth tractors.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Super Bowl avocado exports from Mexico are up; Schneider provides diversity grants; Logistics center opens in Tijuana; and CBP seizes phony designer children’s pajamas.
The meth was found during a traffic stop involving a refrigerated tractor-trailer off Interstate 35 in Denton County, Texas.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Tecma acquires cross-border trucking firm; Mexican carrier achieves CTPAT certification; Boyd Corp. opens factory in Juárez, Mexico; and massive new industrial/logistics park set for Arizona.
Nissan Mexicana is upgrading the Aguascalientes factory where it rolls out Kicks and March vehicles.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Laredo gets its third cold storage inspection facility; a Texas trucking company is acquired by Phoenix Logistics; SE-Freight gets 30 Kenworth trucks; and Revere Plastics acquires a Mexican factory.
Cross-border trade is strong but could be affected by everything from driver shortages to the freight imbalance to the Mexican peso in 2021. FreightWaves recently caught up with Troy Ryley and Jordan Dewart from Redwood Mexico, part of Redwood Logistics, a logistics platform company headquartered in Chicago. Redwood Logistics’ portfolio includes digital freight brokerage, freight […]
The land borders between the United States, Canada and Mexico will remain closed until at least another 30 days.
Volvo’s decision to discontinue the sale of Class 8 trucks in Mexico concerns cross-border carriers’ ability to resell vehicles.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico registers a $3 billion trade surplus in November; Wholesum inaugurates a new facility in Mexico; the Nogales port of entry to reopen Sundays; and Shacman Trucks signs distribution agreement.
Everything from shipments of tomatoes, avocados, jalapenos and broccoli, to loads of electronic equipment were used in attempted smuggling cases at the Mexico border.
It’s safe to say that Apple has a major portion of the electronic market on lockdown. Apple’s next strategic move? Developing its own self-driving car and taking it to the streets by 2024. No joke.
Arizona joins New York and Maryland as states that have recently converted to all cashless tolling.
Officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized narcotics valued at more than $2.8 million in two recent unrelated cases at the World Trade and Colombia-Solidarity bridges.
Mexican drivers were protesting having to return empty tractor-trailers through the Colombia-Solidarity bridge
The closure of the U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico for nonessential travel will extend through Jan. 21, though commercial trucks remain exempt.
Federal agents intercepted a shipment of 100,000 counterfeit surgical masks at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Forager and project44 aim to create a new standard of cross-border transparency for U.S.-Mexico freight.
Officials in Texas recently announced four drug seizures involving trucks along the United States-Mexico border.
The South Texas border crossings in Laredo and Pharr led the United States in imports of avocados and tomatoes from January through Wednesday.
Beginning Dec. 7, empty northbound tractor-trailers entering the U.S. from Mexico through Laredo, Texas, will be routed to the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge.
In separate incidents, border officers in Texas discovered trucks used to smuggle alleged methamphetamine and marijuana.
The city of San Angelo, Texas, approved a deal with South Plains Lamesa Railroad to create a rail port connecting to Mexico.
