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Borderlands: RXO invests $30M, expands logistics operation in South Texas

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Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking...

Exports of Mexican-built cargo trucks hit 13,231 in February

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Mexico’s truck production and exports saw notable increases in February, helped by continued demand...

Manufacturers move away from China in light of supply issues, cost increases

The coronavirus pandemic reshaped the attitude of the average consumer. Government-mandated lockdowns and fear of infection forced shoppers to embrace online shopping at previously unforeseen levels. This rocked the supply chain at a time when manufacturing was slowed and part shortages raged, creating a perfect storm for retailers and logistics companies alike. 

“COVID brought e-commerce 10 years forward too quickly, and the supply chain industry wasn’t ready for it,” Dunavant Enterprises...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/manufacturers-move-away-from-china-in-light-of-supply-issues-cost-increases

Check Call: Employee attraction and retention trends for 2023

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Inside this edition: workplace trends for 2023; growing demand for industrial space at the border; and the hunt for a new CEO.

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Make it work. It seems that the workplace trends have started to emerge for the year....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-employee-attraction-and-retention-trends-for-2023

Borderlands: Nearshoring creates booming demand for border logistics facilities

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Nearshoring creates booming demand for border logistics facilities; Ascend reserves capacity in Volvo’s autonomous lane in Texas; ZF Group announces $250M expansion in Mexico; and Port of Brownsville posts record cargo volumes in 2022.

Nearshoring creates booming demand for border logistics facilities

Business is good at the Otay Mesa port of entry, California’s largest...

Reshoring, nearshoring production away from China remains ‘hot topic’

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This fireside chat recap is from the first day of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week event.

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Survey: Nearshoring to Mexico happening ‘faster than expected’

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While the rise of nearshoring to Mexico has been steadily increasing over the past decade, the...

Borderlands: Xcell Logistics sees big opportunities with cross-border trade

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Xcell Logistics sees big opportunities with cross-border trade; BMW to invest around $800M in Mexico in EV push; sensor-maker announces new factory in Mexico; and Careismatic Brands moves into major distribution hub in Dallas.

Xcell Logistics sees big opportunities with cross-border trade

With the increasing demand for nearshoring manufacturing into Mexico, Xcell Logistics...

MTM Logix eyes growing US-Latin America trade flows

With more companies trying to relocate supply chains from Asia closer to their end markets in the Americas, MTM Logix sees unique opportunities for Mexico, as well as several Central American countries, to increase their cross-border trade.

“When it comes to supply chains, it breaks down to the certainty,” MTM Logix CEO Mario Veraldo told FreightWaves. “If your supply chains are certain, you’re not going to change, right? So, the more uncertain things become, the more willingness there will be...

US-Mexico trade growth to remain steady in 2023, bolstered by nearshoring

2022 was a critical year for trade relations between the United States and Mexico, bolstered by improving supply chain conditions and resilient U.S. demand for Mexican-made exports.

Business ties and investment links between the two countries remained strong throughout the year, despite being tested by everything from supply chain disruptions to chip shortages and trade disputes. 

For the first 10 months of the year, cross-border commerce between the U.S. and Mexico totaled $656 billion,...

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