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Borderlands Mexico: Evans Transportation launches cross-border service amid trade boom

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Evans Transportation launches cross-border service amid trade boom; TexAmericas Center receives Union Pacific “focus site” designation; Chemvest Holdings US acquires Texas rail-served industrial park; and DHL Express expands retail presence in Houston area.

Evans Transportation launches cross-border service amid trade boom

Delafield, Wisconsin-based Evans Transportation

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/borderlands-mexico-evans-transportation-launches-cross-border-service-amid-trade-boom

DHL expands Germany’s campus with new logistics centre

DHL Supply Chain is expanding its multi-user campus in Leipzig/Halle with the construction of a new logistics centre, which will offer 34,000 square meters of space and accommodate up to 55,000 pallets. The facility’s construction is expected to take about ten months.

The topping-out ceremony for the new logistics centre in Halle (Saale), Germany was attended by key figures from DHL Supply Chain Germany & Alps: Chief Executive Officer Rainer Haag, business unit director North-East Aiste...

https://container-news.com/dhl-expands-germanys-campus-with-new-logistics-centre/

DHL launches virtual cargo airline for supply chain customers in Brazil

The contract logistics arm of DHL Group has partnered with a startup cargo airline in Brazil to launch a private air transport service as a more reliable alternative to commercial passenger airlines and trucking for domestic distribution of high-value goods in sectors such as automotive and health care.

The venture with Levu Air Cargo is noteworthy because the freighter service involves DHL Supply Chain and not DHL Express, which has long outsourced freighter operations for its express parcel...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dhl-launches-virtual-cargo-airline-for-supply-chain-customers-in-brazil

DHL Supply Chain announces new CEO for North America

DHL Group announced a key leadership transition in DHL Supply Chain North America on Tuesday, naming Patrick Kelleher North America CEO effective July 1. 

Current CEO Scott Sureddin’s retirement will take effect Dec. 31 after 20 years at DHL Supply Chain.A press release from the company states that Sureddin has been instrumental in the growth of DHL Supply Chain North America, headquartered in Westerville, Ohio.

“Our North America business has achieved incredible growth thanks to the commitment...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dhl-supply-chain-announces-new-ceo-for-north-america

Vitesco Technologies and DHL form strategic partnership

Vitesco Technologies established a strategic partnership with DHL Supply Chain, where DHL serves as the Lead Logistics Partner (LLP).

Commencing in March, DHL will centrally manage the logistics operations of Vitesco Technologies’ twelve European locations from the LLP Center of Excellence based in Warsaw, Poland.

This partnership entails overseeing approximately 100,000 transport movements within the supply chain, encompassing transportation to and from the plants to customers. This accounts for...

https://container-news.com/vitesco-technologies-and-dhl-form-strategic-partnership/

573 layoffs hit logistics firms in California, Illinois and Michigan

Mass layoffs continue across the freight and logistics industry, with companies in California, Illinois and Michigan recently announcing job reductions and facility closures.

DHL Supply Chain

Third-party logistics provider DHL Supply Chain is laying off 161 workers in Joliet, Illinois, as a result of losing a customer, according to a filing with the state.

Company officials did not name the customer in the filing, but the facility’s address is listed as a distribution facility for snack and candy...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/573-layoffs-hit-logistics-firms-in-california-illinois-and-michigan

Running on Ice: Life sciences on the move

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All thawed out 
(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Life sciences as a cold chain development is getting...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-life-sciences-on-the-move

DHL Freight trials hydrogen-powered truck in Germany

DHL Freight recently introduced a hydrogen-powered truck manufactured by Paul Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH for a one-year trial run at their Cologne site in Germany.

This truck, named the Paul Hydrogen Power-Truck, is based on the Mercedes-Benz Atego model and will be utilized for both distribution and line hauls.

Notably, this marks DHL Group’s second hydrogen truck in Germany, with another already in operation for the Post & Parcel Germany division at the Cologne West facility. These initiatives align...

https://container-news.com/dhl-freight-trials-hydrogen-powered-truck-in-germany/

Labor 2023: A lot of noise but few strikes

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For all the hand-wringing about the potential for labor disturbances across multiple modes, the year...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/labor-2023-a-lot-of-noise-but-few-strikes

Borderlands: Texas company aims to help keep returns out of landfills

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Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/borderlands-texas-company-aims-to-help-keep-returns-out-of-landfills

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