Mexico breaks record for cargo vehicle production, exports
Mexico exported 157,522 heavy-duty trucks to the U.S. in 2022, an 18% year-over-year increase.
Mexico exported 157,522 heavy-duty trucks to the U.S. in 2022, an 18% year-over-year increase.
This week in Borderlands: Xometry CEO predicts expanded manufacturing in US; Costa Rica pushes to join USMCA trade pact; Texas port in negotiations for large-scale green ammonia plant; and $900K in meth seized at Laredo port of entry.
The CEOs of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern on Tuesday talked up the benefits of their railroad consolidation at the RailTrends conference in New York.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Nowports aims to be supply chain ally for Latam trade; US files labor complaint against auto parts plant in Mexico; Tesla suppliers have dedicated lane at US-Mexico border bridge; and Laredo CBP seizes $4.3M worth of meth from tractor-trailer.
Restrictive trade policies are contributing to the nationwide shortage of infant formula because products can’t be easily substituted from abroad.
The former Mexican chief negotiator for the USMCA highlights the nation’s economic and trade advantages.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexican fishing vessels will be barred from US Gulf ports; Mexico drops to third place among U.S. trade partners; Canada joins Mexico in a USMCA automotive dispute; and FedEx will open a distribution center in central Texas.
Canada is threatening to impose tariffs on U.S. exports and suspend provisions of the USMCA trade agreement over a proposed tax incentive for American-made electric vehicles.
Tridonex factory agrees to pay more than $600,000 in back wages to laid-off workers.
AskWaves recounts the history of the eight-lane, $128 million World Trade Bridge, and its importance to commercial truck traffic between Mexico and the United States.