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Borderlands: Exports of Mexican-made trucks jump 25% in October

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Exports of Mexican-made trucks jump 17% in October; Pilot Freight Services expands in Texas; Trade X launches a platform for auto imports/exports in Mexico; and U.S. Border Patrol agents halt smugglers using trucks to transport migrants.

Exports of Mexican-made heavy-duty trucks rise 25% in October

Mexican heavy-duty truck manufacturing and exports continued to rebound in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/exports-of-mexican-made-trucks-jump-in-october

Borderlands: Mexico truck makers break export record in August

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico truck makers break an export record in August; trucks moved $44 billion in U.S.-Mexico cross-border freight in July; Kia announces a $408 million expansion to grow its operations in Mexico; and an autonomous vehicle technology maker plans a factory in Mexico.

Mexico truck makers set monthly export record in August

Mexico’s heavy-duty truck exports soared to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexico-truck-makers-break-export-record-in-august

Borderlands: Texas bridge to become full-service cross-border commercial port

Texas bridge to become full-service cross-border commercial port

The Anzalduas International Bridge in South Texas is set to become a full-service commercial port of entry after receiving over $81 million for a project that will add multiple lanes for trucks and new cargo bays for inspections.

The bridge, which opened in 2009, is located on the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley and is currently only open to passenger vehicles and empty commercial trucks driving southbound into...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-bridge-to-become-international-commercial-port

Borderlands: Exports, production of heavy-duty trucks from Mexico drop in May

Exports, production of heavy-duty trucks from Mexico drop in May

Mexico’s truck production and exports continue to be affected by global supply chain issues and parts shortages, officials said.

Exports of Mexican-made heavy-duty cargo trucks fell 24% year-over-year in May to 6,021 units, while production fell 20% year-over-year to 7,179 units.

Both export and production figures for May represent the lowest totals so far in 2022 for Mexico’s truck production and export industry.

“One day you’re...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/exports-of-heavy-duty-trucks-from-mexico-drop-in-may

Borderlands: Mexico’s heavy-duty truck exports slump in March

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico’s heavy-duty truck exports slump in March; Solar component maker opens Texas production line; Trucks collide near downtown San Antonio; CBP seizes $35M worth of meth in shipment of strawberry puree.

Mexico’s heavy-duty truck exports slump in March

Mexico trucking officials said they saw a decline in demand for heavy-duty trucks in the U.S. during March.

Exports of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexico-heavy-duty-truck-exports-slump-in-march

Borderlands: Mexico’s heavy-duty truck production, exports surge

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico’s heavy-duty truck production, exports surge in February; Mattel will invest $47 million in a Mexican factory; Cummins moves a production line to San Luis Potosí; and traffickers create a logistics company to distribute meth.  

Mexico’s heavy-duty truck production, exports surge in February

During February, 14,346 heavy-duty trucks were produced in Mexico, an...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexico-heavy-duty-truck-exports-surge

Borderlands: Mexico’s commercial truck makers finish year on high note

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico’s commercial truck makers finish the year on a high note; a German automotive company is opening a $59 million plant in Querétaro; Nissan is laying off more than 500 workers at a Mexican plant; and LGT Transport is opening a trucking facility in Texas.

Mexico’s commercial truck makers finish year on high note

In December, Mexico’s commercial truck industry...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexico-commercial-truck-makers-finish-year-on-high-note

Borderlands: TexAmericas Center looks to expand rail transload business

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: The TexAmericas Center looks to expand its rail transload business; Mexico’s exports of commercial trucks fell 11.3% in September; Bridgestone completes a $100 million expansion in Mexico, creating 150 jobs; and a cold storage facility is set for Southern California.

TexAmericas Center looks to expand rail transload business

The TexAmericas Center received an $865,000...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texamericas-center-looks-to-expand-rail-transload-business

Borderlands: Mexico exports of commercial trucks jump 277%

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico exports of commercial trucks jump 277%; Eastek International opens a plant in Mexico; West Pak Avocado will open a Laredo distribution facility; and FMCSA bans a Mexico-based driver from operating in the U.S. 

Mexico exports of commercial trucks jump 277%

Truck makers in Mexico exported 12,892 units during May, an increase of 277% compared to the same period in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexico-exports-of-commercial-trucks-jump-277

Mexico’s heavy-duty truck production falls 21% in October

During October, 14,249 heavy duty trucks were produced in Mexico, compared to 17,576 during the same month in 2019, according to data from Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography.

The 19% decline is an improvement over recent months but still reflects the slow recovery of Mexico’s auto production industry, said Miguel Elizalde, president of Mexico’s National Association of Producers of Buses, Trucks and Tractors (ANPACT).

“In October we reached the pre-pandemic levels,” Elizalde...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexico-truck-production-falls

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