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Auto parts, electronics will lead cross-border freight in 2021

11 January 2021

With factories across Mexico getting back to full capacity in 2021, the cross-border freight market is already impacting truckload capacity, supply chains and trade strategy.

FreightWaves recently caught up with Frederick Ottosen and Roy Austin from The ILS Co. (International Logistic Solutions). Tucson, Arizona-based ILS is a 3PL offering freight solutions in the U.S. and Mexico.

Austin is the business development director for ILS, and Ottosen is the general sales manager for Mexico. Ottosen...

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Borderlands: Record-breaking Mexican rail blockade costs $81M

8 November 2020

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Record-breaking Mexican blockade costs $81M; A&R Logistics expands in Houston; Mexican export bank seals $600M loan; and TA Services acquires Top Gun Freight.

Record-breaking Mexican rail blockade costs $81 million

Rail lines from Mexico’s Port of Lázaro Cárdenas have been blocked for almost 40 days, upending freight flows across several key trade routes.

Lázaro...

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Trade with Mexico could be key as US emerges from coronavirus

24 May 202023 May 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic continues and the July 1 start date for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) nears, logistics experts weighed in on how to strategize for the future during a recent webinar.

“The Impacts of COVID-19 on the United States, Mexico, and Canada Cross-border movements” webinar was presented by the Transportation Intermediaries Association on Thursday, with presenters from the U.S. and Mexico.

Jessie Essman, chief operating officer for Chicago-based Forager,...

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