Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: The logistics boom drives an e-commerce firm’s relocation in Texas; MercuryGate acquires customs software provider International Trade Systems; New Mexico announces two logistics hubs in Santa Teresa; and a Texas city receives approval for a Foreign Trade Zone program.
Logistics boom drives e-commerce firm’s relocation from Austin to Houston
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Digital freight network Convoy announced Thursday an expanded partnership with MercuryGate International aimed at helping freight brokers control costs and expand their trucking capacity networks.
The expanded agreement gives MercuryGate customers access to Convoy’s Convoy for Brokers offering, which enables freight brokers to leverage Convoy’s carrier network to cover their loads.
“With today’s announcement, we’re making it easier for MercuryGate’s broker community to source elastic capacity...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/convoy-expands-partnership-with-mercurygate-aimed-at-load-coverage
Eliminating data silos has long been a primary focus of freight’s technological revolution. As players across the supply chain continue to adopt high-tech solutions — and more and more tools are introduced — that same principle is being applied to platforms. Historically, digital platforms and transportation management systems (TMS) have largely existed in their own, individual spaces. Now, platform integrations are taking center stage.
The sheer number of technological tools available has made...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/collaboration-among-tech-providers-more-important-than-ever
Transportation management systems (TMS) provider MercuryGate International Inc.’s acquisition of logistics software company Cheetah Software Systems rounds out MercuryGate’s portfolio by integrating Cheetah’s strong final-mile logistics technology capabilities, MercuryGate’s co-founder said Wednesday.
The transaction, which was completed March 31 but not disclosed until Tuesday, will provide MercuryGate with “street-level” planning software that will embed with the company’s well-established...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/cheetah-acquisition-rounds-out-mercurygate-offerings-co-founder-says