RJW Logistics

Borderlands Mexico: China-to-Mexico freight spurs growth in Laredo, Texas

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: China-to-Mexico freight spurs growth in Laredo, Texas; BNSF sues Texas city over stalled logistics center; RJW Logistics acquires second warehouse near Dallas; and sportswear giant Puma opens distribution center near Phoenix.

China-to-Mexico freight spurs growth in Laredo, Texas

ATLANTA — China’s ocean container exports to Mexico have been a boon for the border city of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/borderlands-mexico-china-to-mexico-freight-spurs-growth-in-laredo-texas

Retail consolidation keeps shippers compliant with retailers’ new requirements

RJW Group truck on highway in mountains

A recent webinar hosted by Illinois-based RJW Logistics Group addressed what so many panicked shoppers discovered at retail stores across the country this spring and summer: empty shelves and inventory shortages. If a brand was out of stock, the consumer had no choice but to buy another brand — and perhaps stockpile it. 

In response to these supply chain disruptions and low in-stocks, Walmart released a memo Sept. 1 telling its suppliers that shipments must achieve 98% on-time and in-full (OTIF)...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/retail-consolidation-keeps-shippers-compliant-with-retailers-new-requirements