Exclusive: Cargado raises $12M to boost cross-border trucking marketplace

Cargado, the first ever cross-border freight marketplace and load board for U.S.-Mexico freight, announced a $12 million Series A funding round led by venture capital firm LGVP.

Cargado CEO Matt Silver said the funding will be used to expand the platform. 

“It’s all about building the product and building the network,” Silver told FreightWaves in an interview. “Everybody loves the product. There’s a lot that customers want from us; now that they’re using the product, they ask for more things and...

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Borderlands Mexico: Shippers rush to reduce impact of Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Shippers rush to reduce impact of Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs; Automotive supplier plans new $50 million factory in Mexico; Volvo boosting Mexico plant investment to $1B; and BTX Global Logistics opens office in Texas.

Shippers rush to reduce impact of Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs

Officials at Mariner Logistics recently worked hard to help a client move an $800,000...

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‘Liberation Day’: A look at Trump’s tariff timeline and what to expect

President Donald Trump is set to announce a new round of tariffs during his “Liberation Day” event Wednesday at the White House.

The plan is expected to be a massive tariff program against every major U.S. trading partner, including a wide range of reciprocal tariffs on nations with duties on U.S. goods.

Trump has said his tariff policy is aimed at everything from alleged unfair trade policies by other countries to bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. to increasing tax revenue, as well as...

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Borderlands México: República Dominicana de los ojos del fabricante de ropa para ahorrar en tarifas

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Borderlands es un resumen semanal de desarrollos en el mundo del transporte y el comercio transfronterizo de los Estados Unidos-México. Esta semana: República Dominicana del fabricante del fabricante de ropa para ahorrar en tarifas; Las exportaciones de México a EE. UU. Cayeron un 2,9% en febrero; Texas City aprieta las restricciones de estacionamiento en tractores-remolques; […]

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Borderlands Mexico: Apparel maker eyes Dominican Republic to save on tariffs

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Apparel maker eyes Dominican Republic to save on tariffs; Mexico’s exports to US fell 2.9% in February; Texas city tightens parking restrictions on tractor-trailers; and Border agents seize almost $24M in drugs at Texas port of entry.

Apparel maker eyes Dominican Republic to save on tariffs

With U.S. tariffs looming for Mexico and Canada, World Emblem is taking steps to...

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Borderlands México: los aranceles podrían llevar a México a la recesión, según el informe

Borderlands es un resumen semanal de desarrollos en el mundo del transporte y el comercio transfronterizo de los Estados Unidos-México. Esta semana en Borderlands: los aranceles podrían llevar a México a la recesión, dice el informe; Echo Global Logistics amplía las operaciones en México; Americold adquiere instalaciones de logística cerca de Houston; y GM acepta […]

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Borderlands Mexico: Tariffs could lead Mexico into recession, report says

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week in Borderlands: Tariffs could lead Mexico into recession, report says; Echo Global Logistics expands operations in Mexico; Americold acquires logistics facility near Houston; and GM agrees to 10.25% wage increase at Mexican plant.

Tariffs could lead Mexico into recession, report says

Mexico’s economy could be the most affected by an escalating global trade war, leading...

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Borderlands Mexico: US trade with Canada, Mexico hit $134B in January 

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: US trade with Canada, Mexico hit $134B in January; Appliance maker announces $668M expansion in Mexico; LG Electronics plans $100M investment in Reynosa, Mexico; and Meyer Distributing opens a logistics facility in West Texas.

US trade with Canada, Mexico hit $134B in January

Despite ongoing global trade turmoil, U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico rose a combined 8% year...

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Canada, EU hit back at US with tariffs as trade war escalates

The European Union and Canada on Wednesday placed new trade duties on about $49 billion worth of U.S. goods in response to President Donald Trump’s metals tariffs.

The U.S. at midnight began imposing 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports from all trading partners without exception, the White House said.

“For years, the European Union has opposed the United States’ efforts to reindustrialize. The EU has rejected attempts under successive U.S. administrations to cooperate effectively on...

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Borderlands México: Carteles Una barrera para el creciente comercio transfronterizo, dice el experto

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Cartels Una barrera para el creciente comercio transfronterizo, dice Expert. Un experto en comercio internacional considera el enfoque de México para mejorar el comercio, pero dice que el crimen organizado sigue siendo un obstáculo. El 13 de enero, la presidenta mexicana Claudia Sheinbaum dio a conocer Plan México, Una iniciativa ambiciosa destinada a levantar en […]

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