The question of roadside warning devices adds a triangle-shaped wrinkle to autonomous truck makers’ plans after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently ruled that Aurora and Waymo did not provide enough data backing their request to ditch the traditional triangular road devices for cab-mounted warning beacons. Aurora and Waymo filed the petition in 2023 seeking a five-year...
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Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Wiliot chatbot would like a word about food supply chain safety; Maersk opens logistics warehouse in El Paso; Stotland Trucking expands operations in Texas; and Continental Tire plans $87M Fort Worth production facility.
Wiliot chatbot would like a word about food supply chain safety
With food imports in the U.S. expected to reach record totals in 2024, reducing the...
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Continental AG announces $90M manufacturing facility in Mexico; 3PL Outerspace opens fulfillment operations in Arizona; South Texas border logistics park announces expansion; and CBP seizes tramadol at Laredo’s World Trade Bridge.
Continental AG announces $90M manufacturing facility in Mexico
German tire and industrial parts manufacturing giant Continental AG announced...
LAS VEGAS — Kodiak Robotics on Tuesday revealed its sixth-generation Class 8 autonomous truck, a production-ready model it plans to launch without a human driver later this year in Texas.
After five years of testing and 5,000 driver-monitored autonomous loads covering more than 2.5 million miles, Kodiak reached the finish line with a system capable of being retrofitted on any major Class 8 truck. Kodiak will upfit Kenworth T680s with its redundant braking, steering, power and sensors that...
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Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: 6,550 manufacturing jobs headed for Mexico as border freight capacity tightens; Aeronet Worldwide expands in Texas; FedEx Ground leases distribution center in Houston; and Bullfrog Logistics files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
More factories announced or opening as border freight capacity tightens
Eight foreign companies recently announced they were expanding or building...
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Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Laredo’s bridge master plan aims to boost Mexico trade; German automaker invests $72 million in San Luis Potosí; Transmontes orders 75 Freightliner trucks; El Paso opens route for trucks headed to Mexico.
Laredo’s bridge master plan aims to boost Mexico trade
The World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, could reach capacity by 2030, negatively impacting commercial truck...
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German automotive supplier Continental AG recently announced it will close an auto parts factory along the U.S.-Mexico border by 2024 as part of a restructuring plan.
The plant employs 2,000 workers and makes electronic parts used in vehicles manufactured by Chrysler, General Motors, Ford, Nissan, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai and BMW.
“Unfortunately, the news is going to be tough for us here in Nogales with the departure of Continental,” said Joshua Rubin, vice president of Javid, a shelter...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/continental-to-lay-off-2000-as-it-closes-mexican-factory