With factories across Mexico getting back to full capacity in 2021, the cross-border freight market is already impacting truckload capacity, supply chains and trade strategy.
David Henry, regional manager for Mexico at GlobalTranz, makes his predictions for cross-border trade.
Everything from shipments of tomatoes, avocados, jalapenos and broccoli, to loads of electronic equipment were used in attempted smuggling cases at the Mexico border.
The Timken Co. and Envases Group recently announced plans for cross-border factories in Texas and Mexico.
The cross-border transportation and logistics industry faced unprecedented disruption this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
HighCom Armor said the value of products to be exported to Mexico City over the next 10 years could be up to $50 million.
Three Taiwan-based manufacturers are bringing 400 jobs to Santa Teresa, New Mexico, in 2021.
Uber’s (NYSE: UBER) acquisition of Mexican grocery delivery startup Cornershop was approved on Monday by Mexico’s Federal Commission of Economic Competition (COFECE). The approval from COFECE was the last part of the acquisition. Terms of the deal, which gives Uber a majority stake in the company, were not disclosed. The acquisition furthers the expansion of […]
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Automotive manufacturers are building in Mexico; FedEx Express expands in Querétaro; Dunavant Distribution expands in Houston; and agents stop over 200 people being smuggled in commercial trailers.
The United States stands to prosper with more supply chain collaborations between Canada and Mexico, according to trade experts.
Volvo said Monday it has discontinued the sale of Class 8 trucks in Mexico, citing disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The South Texas border crossings in Laredo and Pharr led the United States in imports of avocados and tomatoes from January through Wednesday.
Nuvocargo’s meteoric growth continues with four new hires aimed at expanding the company’s global reach.
The city of San Angelo, Texas, approved a deal with South Plains Lamesa Railroad to create a rail port connecting to Mexico.
FedEx Express will hire more than 6,500 employees across Mexico by the end of the year.
Truck retail sales in Mexico fell 21% for the month; exports declined 16%.
The United States is the largest steel importer in the world, buying $23.9 billion worth of raw steel in 2019.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Record-breaking Mexican blockade costs $81M; A&R Logistics expands in Houston; Mexican export bank seals $600M loan; and TA Services acquires Top Gun Freight.
Logistics professionals said to expect U.S.-Mexico border capacity to be tight the rest of the year and into 2021.
Trucks moved $33 billion worth of freight between the U.S. and Mexico in August, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
