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Borderlands Mexico: Texas truckers taking labor protest to the Big Apple

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Texas truckers taking labor protest to the Big Apple; Exports of Mexico-built cargo trucks rise in August; Mexico’s largest bank opens office in Houston dedicated to nearshoring; and Stonepeak acquires 1.1 million -square-foot logistics property in Texas.

Texas truckers taking labor protest to the Big Apple

Texas-based members of the Truckers Movement for Justice (TMJ)...

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US, Mexican truckers unite to protest low wages, poor working conditions

A cross-border trucker-led convoy will be rolling through parts of West Texas on Monday to spotlight everything from violence against drivers, low wages to poor working conditions in both Mexico and the U.S., organizers said.

The convoy — a joint action between the U.S.-based Truckers Movement for Justice (TMJ) and the Mexico-based United Mexican Carriers (TAMEXUN) and the Binational Carriers Union (STB) — will consist of about 75 truckers from both sides of the border on a 150-mile trek from...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-mexican-truckers-unite-to-protest-low-wages-poor-working-conditions

Truckers owed money after Texas firm files for bankruptcy

Oilfield company files for Chapter 11 protection

Small-business truckers are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars after a Texas oilfield construction and heavy equipment company filed for Chapter 11 protection. 

Jamco Services LLC, doing business as Jam Construction, filed its petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas on Wednesday.

In its filing, Jam Construction of Midland, Texas, lists both its assets and liabilities as between $1 million and $10 million. The oilfield services company states that it has up to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truckers-owed-money-after-texas-firm-files-for-bankruptcy

Texas trucking company must face lawsuit over pipeline damage

A two-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the 11th District in Odessa, Texas, ruled that Motley Capital LLC must face a $500,000 negligence lawsuit over alleged damage the company caused to a wastewater pipeline and manhole cover in 2018.

The panel ruled that Gulf Coast Authority (GCA) can proceed with its lawsuit against Motley Capital LLC and owner Marco Davis.

Motley Capital and Davis filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit based on the Texas Citizens’ Participation Act (TCPA). The act...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-trucking-company-must-face-lawsuit-over-pipeline-damage

Today’s Pickup: U.S. factories in limbo as Mexican production plants remain shut

U.S. factories in limbo as Mexican production plants remain shut (Photo: Shutterstock)

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The U.S. companies that are resuming production after roughly a month of lockdown are now contending with a shortage of parts supply from Mexico. This is because production plants across Mexico remain widely shut due to the pandemic. Mexico is the largest trading partner of the U.S. as of last year, and the country is a major exporter of auto parts to the U.S. 

The turn of events has put U.S. manufacturers in a spot because they cannot resume operations if their Mexican suppliers remain...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/todays-pickup:-us-factories-in-limbo-as-mexican-production-plants-remain-shut