cross-border freight

Cross-border consulting helps navigate USMCA ups and downs

This July marks the first anniversary of the adoption and implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The agreement has brought about new opportunities for cross-border trade; is your organization taking advantage of these changes?

With close to $2 billion in trade flowing across the U.S.-Mexico border daily, it’s imperative that logistics service providers know what’s at stake.

Reliance Partners’ Borderless Coverage offers USMCA and international trade consulting to...

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Borderlands: Foreign investors pump money, manufacturing jobs into Mexico

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/foreign-investors-pump-money-manufacturing-jobs-into-mexico

Borderlands: Mexico trade boomed in May but profit margins tightening

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico trade boomed in May but profit margins are tightening; a Korean auto supplier opens a plant in Mexico; Otay Mesa plans to open a new port by 2024; and Texas trucking company set to build terminal.

Mexico trade boomed in May but profit margins tightening, experts say

Mexico exported $40.8 billion in goods in May, a 125% increase compared to the same period in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexico-trade-boomed-in-may-but-profit-margins-tightening

Borderlands: Trade experts take stock on USMCA’s first anniversary

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Trade experts take stock on USMCA’s first anniversary; more factories and jobs for Mexico; Quiet 3PF opens distribution center in Dallas; and border officials see uptick in migrants hiding in trains.

Trade experts take stock on USMCA’s first anniversary

July 1 will mark the first anniversary of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

The trade pact was...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trade-experts-take-stock-on-usmcas-first-anniversary

Borderlands: Mexico records 692 commercial cargo thefts in April

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico records 692 commercial cargo thefts in April; VW cuts production in Mexico and Tennessee plants; ATRG acquires Texas trailer fleets; and CBP officers seize $5.5M worth of meth in Otay Mesa. 

Mexico records 692 commercial cargo thefts in April

Hundreds of commercial trucks on Mexico’s highways are being hijacked for their cargo every month, with criminal gangs...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexico-records-692-commercial-cargo-thefts-in-april

Borderlands: Driver shortage affecting cross-border trucking

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Driver shortage affecting cross-border trucking; auto parts maker opens plant in Mexico; Laredo International Airport partners with UPS; and UPS hiring 450 in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Driver shortage affecting cross-border trucking

For Dylcia Ramos, a driver manager and recruiter for Magico Logistics, finding truck drivers is a never-ending process.

The cross-border trucking...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/driver-shortage-affecting-cross-border-trucking

Borderlands: Port Laredo looks to boost produce imports

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Port Laredo looks to boost produce imports; Texas drug trafficking organizer gets life in prison; e-commerce startup Merama raises $60 million; and Amazon facility set for Texas Gulf Coast.

Port Laredo looks to boost produce imports

While Laredo, Texas, is known as one of the busiest inland ports for goods such as auto parts and cellphones, officials say they want more...

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FreightWaves Classics: Otay Mesa Land Port is third-busiest on U.S.-Mexico border

Trucks approach the U.S. entrance to the Otay Mesa LPOE. (Photo: FreightWaves)

According to the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), “A Land Port Of Entry [LPOE] is a facility that provides controlled entry into or departure from the United States for persons or materials.” Each LPOE “houses the U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP], and other federal inspection agencies responsible for the enforcement of federal laws pertaining to such activities.”

On the CBP website it states, “U.S. Customs and Border Protection has a complex mission at ports of entry with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-otay-mesa-land-port-is-third-busiest-on-us-mexico-border

Borderlands: Descartes Datamyne report sheds light on USMCA impact

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Descartes Datamyne report sheds light on USMCA impact; Germany’s Bosch to invest $100M in Mexico operations; Chinese auto parts maker begins construction of Mexico plant; and Kimberly-Clark de México acquires 65 trucks.

Descartes Datamyne report sheds light on USMCA impact

Implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) largely took a back seat to...

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Borderlands: Is ‘sureshoring’ the next big thing in cross-border trade?

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Is sureshoring the next big thing in cross-border trade?; Growers Express adds border facility; MasAir expands with two A330 cargo planes; and ReturnQueen expands into the Austin market.

Is ‘sureshoring’ the next big thing in cross-border trade?

After the supply chain disruption last year caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Chain.io founder and CEO Brian Glick said global...

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