This week in Borderlands Mexico: Trade, trucking dominate Port of Eagle Pass annual summit; Avant Technology receives Texas grant for Pharr factory expansion; and SEG Solar to build 4 GW solar module factory in Houston.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: Nearshoring fuels 800K-square-foot industrial build in El Paso; Hutchison Ports adds electric cranes at Port of Manzanillo; and Burlington breaks ground on distribution center near Phoenix.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will restrict empty commercial truck crossings from Mexico to Eagle Pass, Texas, to afternoon hours starting Monday.
Uber Freight executive says “phantom capacity” is masking a tightening market as compliant drivers and secure lanes become harder to access.
Rising Chinese investment in Mexico is colliding with U.S. efforts to tighten trade rules.
This week in Borderlands: Truck exports to U.S. fall in March; Port of Manzanillo posts record Q1 container volumes; and GM, SAIC weigh Mexico partnership.
Strong cross-border volumes kept Mexico in the top U.S. trade position in February.
Mexico’s 2026 FDI ranking climb highlights nearshoring trends and cross-border freight opportunities tied to U.S. supply chains.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: China automakers gain ground in Mexico as U.S. exports soften; OmniTRAX restarts Central Texas rail line with quarry deal; and China’s Windrose delivers first Class 8 EV in U.S.
Divisions within Mexico’s transport sector are emerging as protests over security and costs continue to snarl supply chains.
A nationwide strike by Mexican truckers and farmers blocked major freight corridors and border crossings Monday.
Lawmakers say offshoring of farm and construction equipment production to Mexico threatens U.S. manufacturing and could trigger new tariffs.
A parts dispute between Stellantis and ZF Chassis Modules has idled a Mexico assembly plant and threatened disrupting a facility in Windsor, Ontario.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: GM, Stellantis drive auto exports to US in February; BNSF Railway breaks ground on $500M logistics center north of Dallas; and global shipper opens ground freight hub in Fontana.
Mexico’s manufacturers of trucks, tractor-trailers and buses reported sharp year-over-year declines in production, exports and sales in February.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: Authorities move to cancel permits for 350 Mexican steel importers; Serviacero USA buys rail-served site at Gulf Inland Logistics Park; and Phoenix-area men sentenced in $4.5M Amazon logistics fraud scheme.
Redwood Logistics is expanding its Mexico freight platform with the acquisition of Laredo-based EELCO as companies seek more integrated solutions.
Two-way trade between the U.S. and Mexico climbed to a record $872.83 billion in 2025, reinforcing Mexico’s position as America’s largest trading partner.
Despite temporary inland bottlenecks and manufacturing pauses, brokers and parcel operators say cross-border commerce remained largely intact during Mexico’s recent security turmoil.
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.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: Violent cargo theft grips Mexican truckers; Filter King opens Dallas manufacturing and distribution facility; and HENN Americas opens $4M automotive components plant in Silao, Mexico.
This week in Borderlands: Exports of Mexican-made trucks to US fell 54% in January; China-based Daimay opens first auto plant in Mexico and Alliant Insurance acquires a trucking portfolio, opens Laredo office.
This week in Borderlands: Mexican truckers win union rights after years of intimidation, dismissals; Port of Lázaro Cárdenas posts record cargo volumes in 2025; and Port of Lázaro Cárdenas posts record cargo volumes in 2025.
Mexico-based logistics startup WeShip plans to launch U.S. domestic parcel services in 2026.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: TCS is betting on Monterrey as cross-border trade gets more complicated; Union Pacific plans 2,000-acre Mainline Texas Industrial Park near Houston; and Former Waco bottling plant to be redeveloped into I-35 distribution center.
Mexico remained the United States’ largest trading partner in 2025, but policy shifts and enforcement crackdowns reshaped cross-border commerce.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: U.S.–Mexico trade stays dominant in September, tops $71B; Maersk opens $15M depot near Port of Manzanillo; and Wayside Distribution Center aims to boost Houston supply chains.
Uber Freight’s latest market outlook shows U.S.–Mexico trade emerging as a key force next year.
Mexico’s automotive industry recorded sharp November declines in production and exports across cars, trucks and heavy-duty vehicles.
Rolling protests and road blockades by farmers and truckers across Mexico have impacted major border crossings, stranding tens of thousands of cargo trucks.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: Truckers lift nationwide blockades after reaching deal; Jisu Fortune arrives in Mexico with more than 5,000 vehicles from China; and Dual Borgstena opens a new automotive plant in Coahuila, creating up to 900 jobs.
Border agents in Arizona recently sent two truckers back to Mexico, part of a Trump-era push targeting immigrant and non-domiciled CDL holders.
Major farmer–trucker blockades across Mexico are disrupting highways, slowing port and border operations, and forcing logistics providers to reroute freight.
Mexico dominated U.S. trade in August as cross-border freight and goods surged to $74.4 billion.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: New customs regulation could slow cross-border trade; Daye opens $300M manufacturing plant in Nuevo León; and US eases truck tariff burden for Mexico under new trade structure.
A Texas trucking CEO said English language enforcement varies from state-to-state, confusing drivers and exposing flaws in how the law is applied.
The Trump administration’s pause on work visas for foreign truck drivers — combined with tighter ICE enforcement — is creating upheaval in the cross-border freight market.
This week in Borderlands: A. Duie Pyle expands into cross-border LTL market; Mexico’s heavy-duty truck industry braces for slowdown and Maersk opens new Dallas-Fort Worth freight hub.
Mexico’s tariffs on Chinese goods and new customs requirements are forcing U.S. retailers to rethink fulfillment models.
Cargo inspections will continue at ports and international bridges after Congress failed to reach a funding deal at midnight on Tuesday.
This week in Borderlands: Cargo theft surges in Q3 as criminals adopt new tactics; LG Innotek to invest $189M in new Querétaro plant; and Watco Logistics acquires Texas-based Colossal Transport.
Echo Global Logistics opens an office in Monterrey to meet rising U.S.-Mexico trade demand.
This week in Borderlands: Uber Freight bets on cross-border growth as trade surges 21%; GE Aerospace to Invest $29M in Mexico Expansion; and Binary Container Logistics expands with major Texas lease.
C.H. Robinson launches U.S.-Mexico freight consolidation service to cut costs, enhance visibility.
Cross-border industry leaders urge for more investment in cleaner freight technologies.
Cargo thefts increase in the U.S. and Mexico during Q2, with electronics and food as top targets.
The Nissan plant in Cuernavaca, Mexico, produces versions of the Versa model sold in the U.S.
Authorities in the U.S. have asked the Mexican government to investigate whether a Tijuana-based trucking company has denied the right of truckers to organize for bargaining purposes.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: DP World sees big logistics opportunities across Latin America; Aerospace manufacturer plans $120M expansion in Texas; and Third-party logistics provider plans warehouse near Houston.
Carrier411 is cancelling the account of a Mexico-based client in response to ongoing protests in Los Angeles, CEO says.
FreightTech startup Cargado is expanding its services into Canada.
This week in Borderlands: Cargo crime continues to disrupt Mexican transport sector; Bulkmatic plans $250M intermodal terminal near Monterrey, Mexico; Automotive supplier announces $84M expansion in Mexico; and Amazon plans new delivery station in South Texas.
Mexico was the top U.S. trade partner in March at $77.3 billion in cross-border trade.
Mexican heavy-duty truck exports, production and sales in April fell to their lowest levels since 2020.
Freight Technologies Inc. has purchased $2 million worth of President Donald Trump’s official cryptocurrency to advocate for US-Mexico trade.
Illegal work by B-1 visa truck drivers does serious harm to the U.S. trucking industry, stakeholders said.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: Reshoring dipped across North America in 2024, report says; Unilever to invest $1.5B to expand in Mexico; Supply chain software provider opens office in Houston; and Border agents seize $1M in cocaine from truck at Texas bridge.
This week in Borderlands: Source Logistics eyes rising US demand for Hispanic brands; South Korean automotive supplier opens $160M facility in Mexico; Otay Mesa border crossing secures $150M federal grant; and CBP snags $14M in meth from tractor-trailer.
Mexico tops Canada and China as the No. 1 U.S. trade partner during February with more than $68 billion in trade.
Cargado, a load board for cross-border U.S.-Mexico freight, has secured $12 million in a Series A funding round.
An immigration policy expert provides insight for motor carriers and truck drivers into potential cost and service effects of White House executive orders.
This week in Borderlands: Trade fears, CO2 rules hit Mexico’s cargo truck exports; Gebrüder Weiss opens Phoenix location aimed at cross-border trade; Bourque Logistics snags $100M in financing for expansion; Taiwan auto parts supplier plans $70M factory in central Mexico.
Mexico was the top U.S. trade partner for the second consecutive year in 2024, reaching a record-breaking $840 billion.
Border seizures of fentanyl, a drug that the Trump administration has declared part of a national emergency, declined 18.8% in fiscal year 2024.
This week in Borderlands: Tariffs won’t stop soaring cross-border trade, expert says; Nestle investing $1B in Mexico to boost production; Polar Leasing Co. plans Texas distribution hub; and German equipment manufacturer opens $20M plant in northern Mexico.
This week in Borderlands: Mexican government aims to regulate Asian e-commerce imports; Emerson Electric plans $22.5M factory in Chihuahua; Chinese firm plans $20M machinery factory in Mexico; and Investment firm constructing logistics center in Laredo, Texas.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Cross-border trade helping Mexico narrow gaps in technology; Investment firm acquires 2.3M-square-feet of logistics space in Houston; CJ Logistics America leases 1M-square-foot facility near Dallas; and Texas car hauler acquires three logistics firms. Cross-border trade helping […]
This week in Borderlands: Cyberattacks rise in Mexico as cross-border trade grows; California begins construction of second Otay Mesa border port of entry; Yamato Transport launches cross-border trucking service; and Buchanan Capital Partners acquires Texas logistics warehouse.
Mexico’s automotive industry exported 3.2 million passenger vehicles during the first 11 months of 2024.
This week inn Borderlands: Texas bridge expansion focused on cross-border trucking; Mexico plans $3B expansion for Port of Manzanillo; John Deere building $55M factory in Mexico; and Speedy Freight opens 50,000-square-foot warehouse near Dallas.
Mexico City-based Solvento has raised $12.5 million in a Series A round to help provide trucking companies with access to payment solutions.
This week in Borderlands: Toyota pumping $1.45B into Mexico to boost Tacoma production; Union Pacific to serve Volkswagen hub at Texas seaport; South Korean freight transporter to open subsidiary in Mexico; and Nefab expands in Arizona with warehousing and logistics facility.
For the second time in 24 hours, protesters are disrupting cross-border cargo traffic at Laredo’s World Trade Bridge.
A protest at the Mexico border has caused a major backup at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas.
This week in Borderlands: Averitt completes major facilities expansion in San Antonio; Bennett Family of Companies opens new facility in Texas; Aerospace manufacturer completes $28M expansion in Mexico; and Mode Global acquires freight brokerage division of Jillamy.
This week in Borderlands: Truck driver salaries in Mexico averaging $423 a month in 2024; Horizon Auto Logistics opens office in Veracruz, Mexico; LG Electronics opens $60M plant in Central Mexico; and Texas bridge project receives $80 million in federal funding.
Uber Freight is expanding international operations with a new customs-focused office in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
Federal officials’ proposal to ban cargo trucks from a Texas border bridge has drawn criticism from the trade community.
Cargado CEO and cofounder Matt Silver announced Monday a first-of-its-kind invite-only load board for cross-border Mexico freight.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Organized crime groups fuel cargo theft surge in Mexico; Outpost expands national truck parking network; Averitt opens new trucking facility in Texas; and China-based Intretech plans $60M factory in Mexico. Organized crime groups fuel cargo theft […]
A severe storm on Saturday night forced authorities to temporarily close the busiest U.S.-Mexico commercial trade bridge in Laredo, Texas.
This week in Borderlands: Texas truckers taking labor protest to the Big Apple; Exports of Mexico-built cargo trucks rise in August; Mexico’s largest bank opens office in Houston dedicated to nearshoring; and Stonepeak acquires 1.1 million -square-foot logistics property in Texas.
Ford plans to invest $273 million at its plant in Irapuato, Mexico, to produce EV drive units for the Mustang Mach-E.
This week in Borderlands: Carrier says transition to zero emissions critical to better air quality; Texas waterway receives $357M loan to improve shipping channel; Sinoboom plans to build $150M factory in Guanajuato, Mexico; and Grupo Mexico Transportes set to acquire Mobile-based CG Railway.
This week in Borderlands: $44 million expansion begins at Pharr international bridge; China-based tire maker to build $500 million factory in northern Mexico; RK Logistics acquires warehouse in Arizona to support clients; and new distribution and logistics center planned for Austin, Texas.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has begun requiring trucks using ports of entry in South Texas to display the QR code of their cargo manifests on windshields.
Mexico accounted for a record $415 billion in U.S. trade through the first six months of 2024.
This week in Borderlands: Werner marks 25 years of operations in Mexico; Diehl Aviation investing $49 million to build factory in Mexico; TCA adds Olympic Transport as first Mexican carrier member; and South Texas getting new cold storage warehouse near border.
Mexico remained the top trading partner for the U.S. in May, at $73 billion.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: California’s electric truck mandate could affect Mexican transporters; Mexico’s Isthmus of Tehuantepec railway delivers first load; Texas EV startup secures electric van order; and Korea International Trade Association opens office in Texas. California’s electric- truck mandate […]
This week in Borderlands: ImportYeti launches tool to help brands source Mexico-made goods; Pharr bridge construction expansion project set to begin in August; Hammond Power Solutions opens fourth plant in Mexico; and United Kingdom-based logistics company opens Dallas office.
Bridging the AI gap in U.S.-Mexico trade is essential for trade growth, experts say.
This week in Borderlands: Nearshoring to continue boosting US-Mexico trucking in 2024; Careismatic Brands to close Dallas distribution hub, lay off 404 employees; ITS Logistics to open office in Fort Worth; and Aztema begins construction of $240M tire plant in Mexico.
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.
Trucking companies in the United States are violating cabotage rules by misusing Mexico-based B-1 visa drivers, allege stakeholders in Texas.
Texas-run truck inspections are causing hourslong waits at the Mexican border for cargo truckers in El Paso.
Mexico was the United States’ top trading partner in February, with two-way commerce totaling $67 billion.
A California carrier made history Thursday by using an electric truck to haul freight across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Saia is partnering with one of Mexico’s largest carriers, Fletes Mexico, to provide cross-border less-than-truckload services.
