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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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Borderlands Big changes planned for Texas border bridge

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Big changes planned for Pharr bridge; Team Worldwide opens office in southern Arizona; Amazon to open fulfillment center in Texas Panhandle; and CG Railway launches bigger, faster vessels.

Big changes planned for Texas border bridge

Speeding up commercial truck traffic will be a priority when the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge’s largest expansion project in history...

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111 people found in tractor-trailers during smuggling attempts near Laredo, Texas

U.S. Border Patrol agents recently apprehended 111 people during three human smuggling attempts involving commercial trailers north of Laredo, Texas.

On Monday, border patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station encountered a tractor-trailer approaching a federal checkpoint on Interstate 35. Agents discovered 44 people in the trailer.

A second smuggling operation was foiled just moments after the first on Monday. Agents stopped a commercial tractor hauling a tanker on an I-35 access road....

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GM extends auto plant closures due to chip shortage

A global semiconductor chip shortage continues to affect the automotive industry on both sides of the United States-Mexico border.

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) recently said it has extended production cuts at three North American plants, including its facility in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, through the end of March.

The GM factory in San Luis Potosí produces the Equinox, the Chevrolet Trax and the GMC Terrain SUVs.

Other GM plants that will be affected, until at least mid-April, are facilities in...

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Borderlands: Laredo looks to add, expand bridges to boost Mexico trade

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Laredo’s bridge master plan aims to boost Mexico trade; German automaker invests $72 million in San Luis Potosí; Transmontes orders 75 Freightliner trucks; El Paso opens route for trucks headed to Mexico.

Laredo’s bridge master plan aims to boost Mexico trade

The World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, could reach capacity by 2030, negatively impacting commercial truck...

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Mexican automakers hope to fire on all cylinders in 2021

After a disruptive year, Mexico’s light vehicle manufacturers hope to revive a sector depressed by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as hampered by shortages of semiconductor components and energy for factories.

Some of the best opportunities for the industry’s recovery could come from U.S.-China trade tensions, along with changes initiated by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), said José Zozaya Délano, executive president of the Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA).

“It is...

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The Daily Dash: LTLs on the rise; strong freight fundamentals remain in place for 2021

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, UBS has initiated coverage on several less-than-truckload carriers, and it is seeing favorable conditions moving forward for the sector. Plus, U.S. Xpress executives see the fundamentals for a strong freight market staying in place well into 2021, and a new SPAC is targeting transportation and logistics companies in America’s heartland.

LTL’s sunny forecast

The less-than-truckload carriers got...

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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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Nuvocargo targets Mexico growth with new hires

Nuvocargo’s meteoric growth continues with four new hires aimed at expanding the company’s global reach. 

The recent hires follow strong sales throughout the year, largely due to more shippers embracing technology to move goods between Mexico and the United States, said Deepak Chhugani, founder and CEO of Nuvocargo.

“We continued to grow at revenues above 35% month-over-month for over a year; that’s a pretty aggressive clip,” Chhugani said. “We think that’s exciting growth, something in that...

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Borderlands: CBP beefs up border security; Kenworth restarts truck factory in Mexico

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: CBP beefs up security at US-Mexico border; Kenworth restarts truck factory in Mexico; Love’s Travel Stops opens new location in Laredo; Port of Brownsville ranks third for “financial resilience.”

CBP beefs up scanning security technology at US-Mexico border

Several United States-Mexico ports of entry will soon have new tools to help stop concealed drugs, weapons, cash,...

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