Mark Vickers

Cross-border consulting helps navigate USMCA ups and downs

This July marks the first anniversary of the adoption and implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The agreement has brought about new opportunities for cross-border trade; is your organization taking advantage of these changes?

With close to $2 billion in trade flowing across the U.S.-Mexico border daily, it’s imperative that logistics service providers know what’s at stake.

Reliance Partners’ Borderless Coverage offers USMCA and international trade consulting to...

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Modernization of Cross Border Trade event returns to Laredo

After going virtual last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Modernization of Cross Border Trade annual conference returns Thursday as an in-person event in Laredo, Texas.

Borderless Coverage powered by Reliance Partners and the Laredo Motor Carriers Association are hosting the fourth-annual event, which aims to highlight U.S.-Mexico trade while having a “fun” gathering, according to Mark Vickers, executive vice president of logistics at Reliance Partners.

“With vaccinations picking up,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/modernization-of-cross-border-trade-event-returns-to-laredo

FreightWaves LIVE recap: Leveraging technology to meet cargo insurance needs

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ LIVE @HOME.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Achieve supply chain agility through nimble transportation and logistics insurance

DETAILS: Insurance has historically been slow to change and embrace the pace supply chains move. Through new technology, transportation and logistics professionals can leverage tech-enabled products to reduce insurance costs and edge out the competition.

SPEAKERS: Laura Ann Howell, COO of Reliance Partners, and Mark Vickers, EVP...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/leveraging-technology-to-meet-cargo-insurance-needs

Shippers, beware of cross-border insurance gaps

Recent trends show that U.S.-international trade is going south — to Mexico that is. 

The ongoing trade war between the United States and China — and its resulting tariffs — have put Mexico on the map for nearshoring manufacturing operations. This, coupled with COVID-19-related disruptions hindering trans-Pacific trade, has led many to consider setting up shop closer to home.

Cross-border freight opportunities abound, as close to $2 billion in trade flows across the U.S.-Mexico border every day....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shippers-beware-of-cross-border-insurance-gaps

Reliance Partners acquires cross-border insurer Borderless Coverage

Reliance Partners, one of the nation’s largest insurance agencies serving the trucking and logistics industries, announced Wednesday it has acquired Borderless Coverage, an agency specializing in North American cross-border insurance.

Mark Vickers founded Cleveland, Ohio-based Borderless Coverage in 2018. The company provides cross-border consulting services and cross-border cargo insurance to a wide range of businesses in the North American shipping industry.

“We are enthusiastic about the...

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