Borderlands: Vaccine mandate has varied impacts on Mexico cross-border trucking

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Vaccine mandate has varied impacts on Mexico cross-border trucking; Texas toll road truck traffic rises 57% year-over-year; Chinese ATV maker to build $152M plant in Mexico; and drug seizures surge at Texas-Mexico border.

Vaccine mandate has varied impacts on Mexico cross-border trucking

New regulations banning unvaccinated truckers from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/vaccine-mandate-has-varied-impacts-on-mexico-cross-border-trucking

Borderlands: Mexico faces growing shortage of truck drivers

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico faces growing shortage of truck drivers; Mexico creates new national customs agency; CBP expands Santa Teresa port of entry cargo capacity; and DHL Express to invest $360M in Americas infrastructure.

Shortage of truck drivers growing in Mexico, experts say

A perfect storm of factors is causing a growing shortage of truck drivers across Mexico, experts say. 

The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexico-faces-growing-shortage-of-truck-drivers

Borderlands: Mexico trade boomed in May but profit margins tightening

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico trade boomed in May but profit margins are tightening; a Korean auto supplier opens a plant in Mexico; Otay Mesa plans to open a new port by 2024; and Texas trucking company set to build terminal.

Mexico trade boomed in May but profit margins tightening, experts say

Mexico exported $40.8 billion in goods in May, a 125% increase compared to the same period in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexico-trade-boomed-in-may-but-profit-margins-tightening

Borderlands: $1B warehouse and logistics port planned for Laredo

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: A $1 billion warehouse and logistics port is planned for Laredo; RCR Taylor Logistics Park opens in Texas; Volkswagen ends Golf production in Mexico; and Red Sun Farms expands in Pharr.

$1B warehouse and logistics port planned for Laredo

Spurred by strong U.S.-Mexico trade, a Los Angeles-area developer is planning to build a $1 billion distribution center, warehouse and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/1b-warehouse-and-logistics-port-planned-for-laredo

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