cross-border

The top US-Mexico business stories of 2023

It’s been a busy year for cross-border trade, with everything from Mexico replacing China as the top U.S. trading partner to Tesla’s announcement that it would build a $5 billion electric vehicle plant in the Mexican city of Monterrey.

Other major headlines include the Mexican peso’s appreciation over the past year, nearshoring’s growth in northern and central Mexico, as well as cargo theft continuing to cause problems for commercial transporters across the country.

As 2023 comes to an end,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-top-us-mexico-business-stories-of-2023

Canada Cartage moving into US through GTI Group acquisition

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Canada Cartage is expanding into the U.S. with the strategic acquisition of The GTI Group, a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canada-cartage-moving-into-us-through-gti-group-acquisition

How to expedite the process of getting per-load all-risk insurance

Diversifying lanes served and freight capabilities is a strategic way for freight brokers and carriers to expand their networks and grow margins. Because of this, cross-border, high-value and less-than-truckload opportunities are increasingly attractive to transportation and logistics service providers.

Formerly a freight broker for eight years, Mark Vickers, executive vice president and head of international logistics at Reliance Partners, experienced this firsthand. 

He knew earnings...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-to-expedite-the-process-of-getting-per-load-all-risk-insurance

Check Call: Another day, another possible strike  

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

In this edition: The United Auto Workers has its strike moment; Mexico maintains its top spot; and the FreightTech 100 list is back.

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But wait, there’s more! No, it’s not an as-seen-on-TV ad, it’s another...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-another-day-another-possible-strike

Check Call: The youths are taking over 

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

Inside this edition: Gen Zers enter the workforce knowing their worth and not settling for less, Mexico continues to boom, and California comes up with another rule about trucks. 

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Graduation season is upon us.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-the-youths-are-taking-over

Check Call: The one with all the borders

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Hey, customs brokers. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has changed some of the regulations for customs brokers. The rules technically went into effect Dec. 19, but there are some that still need additional clarity. The entire purpose of the new regulations was to modernize them so we aren’t still relying on the Pony Express to get customs brokers’ updated paperwork delivered. 

The new. According to the new regulations, customs brokers only have to obtain a national license to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-the-one-with-all-the-borders

Shappi utilizes travelers to deliver consumer goods to Ecuador

Latin American e-commerce logistics platform Shappi announced Wednesday it has raised $2 million in seed funding, led by past investor Sixers Innovation Lab with participation from Concrete Rose Capital, Ganas Ventures, Sweater Ventures and past investor Brickyard Capital.

Since founding as Kargoo in 2018, Los Angeles-based Shappi has raised $3.2 million to digitize the process of getting goods from the United States into the hands of consumers in Latin America.

Studies have found that due to a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shappi-utilizes-travelers-to-deliver-consumer-goods-to-ecuador

Postal Service, Zonos seek to improve cross-border transactions

The U.S. Postal Service is enlisting technology company Zonos to improve cross-border transactions

After taking heat from U.S. lawmakers during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Tuesday, the country’s preeminent delivery agency is looking abroad.

A day after being grilled by Democrats for an electric delivery truck agreement it made with Oshkosh Defense, the U.S. Postal Service has tapped Utah-based Zonos, a technology company focused on cross-border commerce, as its latest contracted partner.

The Postal Service will leverage application programming interfaces from Zonos to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/postal-service-zonos-seek-to-improve-cross-border-transactions

Why aren’t North American freight rail crews staging cross-border protests?

The truckers’ protests at the U.S.-Canadian border began over COVID-19 vaccine mandates: Canadian workers needed to be vaccinated crossing into the United States and vice versa. 

North American freight rail operations also cross the border, but there hasn’t been the same level of dissent among rail workers. The rail unions and some of the Class I railroads did go to court over rail companies’ implementation of the vaccine mandate for federal contractors — a mandate that has since been stalled by...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/why-arent-north-american-freight-rail-crews-staging-cross-border-protests

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