Borderlands Mexico: Carrier makes history using electric truck to haul cross-border freight

A California-based carrier made history Thursday using a Class 8 electric truck to haul freight between the U.S. and Mexico, a first-ever border crossing for a heavy-duty EV vehicle, officials said.

The electric truck from San Diego-based Bali Express made its maiden voyage carrying an unspecified load of goods into Mexico through the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, which connects Southern California to the Mexican city of Tijuana. 

“By adding electric freight trucks, we are not only reducing our carbon...

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California, Mexico sign toll revenue-sharing plan to boost trade

The state of California has agreed to a toll revenue-sharing plan with Mexico to help support the construction of key projects like the $1.1 billion Otay Mesa East-Otay II border crossing south of San Diego.

The signed deal with Mexico, announced Monday, provides a 50-50 toll-revenue split.

“This new agreement will bring economic prosperity to our cross-border region,” California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis said in a statement. “The Otay Mesa East Port of Entry is a vital link in our nation’s...

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Two major drug busts tied to cross-border trucking

Officials in California and Texas recently announced two major drug seizures involving cross-border trucking operations along the United States-Mexico border.

On Tuesday, federal charges against three Mexican nationals “suspected of trafficking huge quantities of illicit drugs for the Sinaloa Cartel” into Southern California from Mexico were announced by U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California Robert Brewer.

Jesus Burgos Arias, Juan Alatorre Venegas and Jose Yee Perez were arrested...

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