Matt Silver

Borderlands: Trade experts take stock on USMCA’s first anniversary

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Trade experts take stock on USMCA’s first anniversary; more factories and jobs for Mexico; Quiet 3PF opens distribution center in Dallas; and border officials see uptick in migrants hiding in trains.

Trade experts take stock on USMCA’s first anniversary

July 1 will mark the first anniversary of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

The trade pact was...

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Small Fleet Summit: Making the jump to owner-operator

Larry Cothran and Matt Silver at FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Five things you should know about making the leap from company driver to owner-operator.

DETAILS: A discussion on all of the things a driver needs to think about before jumping into asset ownership.

INTERVIEWER AND SPEAKER: Matt Silver, VP of partnerships and strategic alliances at Trucker Tools, a platform connecting owner-operators and trucking companies with freight brokers and...

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Borderlands: Mexico records 692 commercial cargo thefts in April

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico records 692 commercial cargo thefts in April; VW cuts production in Mexico and Tennessee plants; ATRG acquires Texas trailer fleets; and CBP officers seize $5.5M worth of meth in Otay Mesa. 

Mexico records 692 commercial cargo thefts in April

Hundreds of commercial trucks on Mexico’s highways are being hijacked for their cargo every month, with criminal gangs...

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Auto industry faces more work stoppages due to chip shortage

Ford Motor Co. expects to lose about 50% of its planned second-quarter production, about $2.5 billion in earnings, due to the global semiconductor chip shortage affecting the industry. 

“The semiconductor shortage and the impact to production will get worse before it gets better. In fact, we believe our second quarter will be the trough for this year,” CEO Jim Farley said during the company’s earnings call Wednesday. 

Matt Silver, CEO of cross-border logistics technology platform Forager, said...

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Borderlands: Why does innovation stop at the Mexico border?

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Why does innovation stop at the Mexico border?; Arkansas trucking operation expands into Texas; Samsara releases fuel efficiency report; and VW begins exporting Taos from Mexico.

Why does innovation stop at the Mexico border?

While working at Coyote Logistics, Matt Silver said one of the most important things he learned about United States-Mexico trade was that there...

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Borderlands: El Paso border crossing aims to recover from huge 2020 trade drop

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...

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Borderlands: Supply chain woes halt more automakers

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Supply chain issues halt more automakers; GrubMarket acquires Texas produce wholesaler; WDSrx opens pharmaceutical warehouses in Texas, Nevada; and Peak-Ryzex announces partnership with distributor, logistics firm.

Supply chain issues halt more automakers

A shortage of semiconductor chips has turned the global automotive industry upside down over the last several months.

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Forager launches transparent cross-border load board

The transportation industry’s growing willingness to embrace technology has empowered carriers to make better decisions about which loads they are willing to move. Dozens of innovative tools aimed at helping carriers find quality domestic loads have entered the market over the past several years. Carriers moving cross-border freight, however, have largely been left out of the revolution.

Leading cross-border freight expert Forager is working to fill that opportunity gap with the launch of its...

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Borderlands: Forager expands with Mexico hires

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Forager expands with Mexico hires; Moova expands into Mexican market; WeDo Logistics acquires Lone Star Overnight; and Mexican carrier acquires 160 Kenworth tractors. 

Forager expands with Mexico hires

FreightTech firm Forager recently expanded its cross-border operations with nine new employees in Mexico.

The expansion provides Forager with a presence in some of...

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Forager, project44 bringing new visibility to US-Mexico freight

Forager and project44 have teamed up to solve one of freight’s biggest challenges: creating real-time seamless visibility for freight as it crosses to and from Mexico.

The partnership is aimed at creating a new standard of cross-border transparency, said Matt Silver, CEO and co-founder of Forager.

“Businesses that ship domestically already expect a high level of visibility on all their loads, but historically that expectation of transparency stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border,” Silver said....

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