David Henry

What will happen to US-Mexico freight in 2021?

The 2021 freight market could be one of the most important in years as the transportation and trade community attempt to recover from the impact of COVID-19.

Cross-border shippers, carriers and third-party logistics providers also will have to navigate new trade policies after President-elect Joe Biden takes office and perhaps alters international trade relations with countries like Mexico and China.

FreightWaves recently caught up with David Henry, regional manager for Mexico at GlobalTranz, who...

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Volatile US-Mexico auto industry disrupts border trucking capacity

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to hit auto supply chains hard, trucking capacity has been volatile at key ports of entry along the United States-Mexico border.

In Laredo, Texas, outbound tender volume (OTVI.LRD) has fallen slightly over last week, while outbound tender rejections (OTRI.LRD) have spiked during the same time, setting upward pressure on rates, according to FreightWaves’ SONAR platform.

The Outbound Tender Reject Index for Laredo, Texas, (OTRI.LRD) on FreightWaves’ SONAR...

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Borderlands: U.S. supply chains’ future could be tied to Mexico and USMCA; Forager celebrates Laredo’s history as international port

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: U.S. supply chains’ future could be tied to Mexico and USMCA; Forager celebrates Laredo’s history as an international port; CBP aims to keep Mother’s Day flowers pest-free; Dachser Mexico offers new customs house brokerage services.

U.S. supply chains’ future could be tied to Mexico and USMCA

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador recently said border factories...

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