Ryder opens second cross-border facility along Mexican border

Ryder System Inc. has opened a logistics facility in El Paso, Texas, aiming to tap into growing cross-border trade between the U.S. and Mexico.

Ryder’s newly built 50,000-square-foot logistics facility is aimed at supporting global firms that are nearshoring manufacturing operations to Mexico, officials said. The facility is near the Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge, which connects El Paso to Juarez, Mexico.

“If you look at the latest numbers, U.S. trade with Mexico is at nearly $800 billion...

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Cedar Rapids logistics park on horizon

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Iowa is known for its immense agricultural production, but the state’s newest crop is offering transportation and logistics services to heartland shippers.

Jeff Woods, director of business development for Travero (Photo: Courtesy)

Travero, a longtime Iowa transportation company, has started construction on a logistics park at Cedar Rapids that by this time next year will unite shippers with the nation’s Class I rail network and beyond.

The first phase of the facility will be located on 36 acres...

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