Borderlands: Logistics boom drives $1.2B e-commerce firm’s relocation in Texas

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: The logistics boom drives an e-commerce firm’s relocation in Texas; MercuryGate acquires customs software provider International Trade Systems; New Mexico announces two logistics hubs in Santa Teresa; and a Texas city receives approval for a Foreign Trade Zone program.

Logistics boom drives e-commerce firm’s relocation from Austin to Houston

Cart.com is moving its...

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New Mexico Borderplex draws Taiwanese manufacturers

Lured by a proximity to the Mexican border, Cymmetrik recently became the third Taiwan-based company to announce construction of a facility in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, over the last year.

Label maker Cymmetrik recently signed a lease in the Santa Teresa Border Zone and will begin operations in 2021, company officials said in a release. The Santa Teresa plant, which will initially create 20 jobs, will be the company’s first in North America.

“Once complete, the factory will provide local services...

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Borderlands: CFI expands cross-border services; $2.7M in marijuana found in toilet shipment

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: CFI expands cross-border services; Prent Corp. picks New Mexico for expansion; $2.7 million worth of marijuana found in toilet shipment; Texas DPS opens new truck inspection facility.  

CFI celebrates 35 years in Mexico by expanding cross-border service

CFI recently celebrated 35 years of service in Mexico by laying out growth plans.

The Joplin, Missouri-based truckload...

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