Problems with customs systems on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border have caused delays for cargo truck drivers at the port of entry in El Paso, Texas.
Over the past several days, hundreds of commercial trucks have reported waiting in hours-long lines to cross the border from the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez through El Paso’s Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge.
“U.S. Customs and Border Protection has had intermittent computer issues over the last few days,” CBP spokesman Roger Maier told...
Two Texas border bridges have resumed operations Wednesday after commercial traffic was temporarily stopped by truck drivers protesting added inspections of trucks entering from Mexico.
Mexico-based drivers ceased their blockades on the Mexican side of both the Ysleta-Zaragoza Bridge in El Paso and the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, which connects the Mexican city of Reynosa to Pharr, Texas.
The blockades began as a protest against long waits at the bridges due to additional inspections by...
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Truck drivers have blocked two key border crossings in Texas to protest Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to implement state-run checkpoints to inspect northbound commercial vehicles arriving from Mexico.
Protests began Monday on the Mexican side of both the Ysleta/Zaragoza Bridge in El Paso and the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, which connects the Mexican city of Reynosa to Pharr, Texas.
“There is no commercial traffic flow at the Ysleta/Zaragoza facility [Tuesday] morning because of the blockade...
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Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts Inc. is permanently closing its processing and distribution facility in El Paso, Texas, according to a notice sent to state officials Friday.
The Alpharetta, Georgia-based peanut and tree nut processing company will lay off 86 employees and “will be closing entirely and permanently ceasing operations,” according to documents filed with the Texas Workforce Commission. The facility’s last day is scheduled for Dec. 15, 2021.
The El Paso facility processes pecans and has a...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/86-laid-off-as-pecan-processor-distributor-to-close-texas-facility
FreightWaves recently chatted with Jon Barela, CEO of the Borderplex Alliance, about the port of El Paso’s role in global trade and how the city can continue to capitalize on its location along the United States-Mexico border.
The Borderplex Alliance is an El Paso-based economic development nonprofit. In the past nine months, Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), T.J. Maxx Inc. (NYSE: TJX) and Critical Materials Corp. have announced plans for major distribution centers in the far West Texas city.
El Paso...
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Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: El Paso border crossing looks to rebound in 2021; logistics firm expands with Dallas shipping hub; Suddath acquires Texas-based Daryl Flood Inc.; and $2 million of meth hidden in shipment of rugs.
El Paso border commercial crossing looks to rebound in 2021
The coronavirus pandemic delivered a heavy hit last year to commercial trade at the United States-Mexico border...
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Tecma acquires cross-border trucking firm; Mexican carrier achieves CTPAT certification; Boyd Corp. opens factory in Juárez, Mexico; and massive new industrial/logistics park set for Arizona.
Tecma Group acquires cross-border carrier Omega Trucking
Expecting an increase in the volume of cross-border logistics across the U.S.-Mexico border, the Tecma Group of Companies...
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International ports along the United States-Mexico border continued to post double-digit declines in trade as the global economy struggled to recover from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Two-way trade at Port Laredo fell 19% to $126.49 billion through the first eight months of the year, dropping the port to No. 4 among the nation’s 450 airports, seaports and border crossings in 2020, according to the latest Census Bureau data analyzed by WorldCity.
For the month of August, Port...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-mexico-border-trading-hubs-continue-to-struggle
TJX Cos. (NYSE: TJX) will build a 1.6 million-square-foot distribution center in El Paso, Texas, city leaders said during a press conference on Monday.
The new warehouse/distribution center will create 950 jobs in El Paso, handling up to 240 inbound and outbound trucks per day, said Mayor Dee Margo.
“The initial phase of the distribution center will be approximately 1.6 million square feet; once it’s fully built out, it will be over 2 million square feet,” Margo said. “There will be approximately...
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Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) plans to open its first fulfillment center in El Paso, Texas.
The new fulfillment center, which is anticipated to launch in 2021, will create more than 700 new, full-time jobs.
“It’s a done deal, Amazon is coming to El Paso, we’re lucky to have them,” said Jon Barela, chief executive of the Borderplex Alliance during a Wednesday, July 22 press conference.
In the new 625,000 square-foot fulfillment center, Amazon employees will work alongside Amazon robotics to pick, pack...
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