Roy Austin
Borderlands: Driver shortage affecting cross-border trucking
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Driver shortage affecting cross-border trucking; auto parts maker opens plant in Mexico; Laredo International Airport partners with UPS; and UPS hiring 450 in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Driver shortage affecting cross-border trucking
For Dylcia Ramos, a driver manager and recruiter for Magico Logistics, finding truck drivers is a never-ending process.
The cross-border trucking...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/driver-shortage-affecting-cross-border-trucking
Auto parts, electronics will lead cross-border freight in 2021
With factories across Mexico getting back to full capacity in 2021, the cross-border freight market is already impacting truckload capacity, supply chains and trade strategy.
FreightWaves recently caught up with Frederick Ottosen and Roy Austin from The ILS Co. (International Logistic Solutions). Tucson, Arizona-based ILS is a 3PL offering freight solutions in the U.S. and Mexico.
Austin is the business development director for ILS, and Ottosen is the general sales manager for Mexico. Ottosen...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/auto-parts-expected-to-lead-cross-border-freight-in-2021