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.
