Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Samsara opens new office to focus on expanding cross-border trade; TriumphPay expands payments network to Mexico; China-based auto supplier to build $36M factory in Mexico; and Quantix acquires hazardous waste hauler in Houston.
Samsara opens new office to focus on expanding cross-border trade
San Francisco-based Samsara recently opened a new office in Mexico City...
Quantix continues to acquire trucking assets, adding to the company’s liquid and plastics transportation division.
The Houston-area-based company announced Wednesday it has acquired five carriers, as well as signing with a new agent, L.D. McCloud Transportation Inc. The deal adds more than 140 trucks to the company’s fleet of 1,054 power units and 758 drivers.
The new trucks will help the company service customers around the Gulf Coast, including Houston; Port Allen and Baton Rouge, Louisiana;...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-based-chemical-transporter-acquires-140-trucks
Since being acquired by Chicago-based equity firm Wind Point Partners in 2019, A&R Logistics has been on a buying spree to expand its fleet footprint and grow its comprehensive suite of supply chain services, including warehousing, packaging and transportation focused on the chemicals and plastic industry.
Related article: A&R acquires RJ’s to scale liquid services along Gulf Coast
On Wednesday, the company announced it is retiring the individual company names, including A&R Logistics, Blue Water...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ar-logistics-unifies-acquisitions-under-quantix-brand