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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...

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Pandemic spurs more freight-related job cuts across the country

The pandemic has prompted several freight-related businesses to eliminate a total of nearly 1,400 jobs, according to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices filed in several states.

Oilfield services provider Basic Energy Services could cut about 1,200 jobs in Texas, California and New Mexico, including 175 truck drivers, as well as five trucking and supply chain supervisors.

The layoffs could include more than 700 employees in California, 500 in Texas and 70 in New...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/pandemic-spurs-more-freight-related-job-cuts-across-the-country