Texas Department of Public Safety

Texas resumes truck safety inspections at border entry in El Paso

Cross-border truck drivers are once again facing hourslong waits at a the Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge in El Paso, Texas.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) renewed controversial state-run safety inspections Saturday, stopping and inspecting all commercial vehicles arriving from Mexico. 

“This operation may expand to other El Paso [port of entry] cargo facilities and will affect wait times and the flow of commercial vehicles making entry into the U.S.,” Fernando Thome, assistant...

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Texas border wait times spike as CBP agents moved to immigration duty

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Cargo truck wait times at the port of entry in Eagle Pass, Texas, have soared since federal...

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Renewed migrant surge forces closure of Texas border bridge

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Amid a new increase in migrant crossings, federal officials announced the partial closure of...

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Texas resumes cargo truck inspections at Laredo port of entry

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The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) began safety inspections Thursday for all commercial...

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Texas scales back border truck inspections amid backlog

After causing long wait times for thousands of trucks, Texas officials have reduced the number of inspections for tractor-trailers arriving from Mexico at two border crossings, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official.

Gov. Greg Abbott’s increased inspections of trucks, which began last Tuesday, created wait times of up to 26 hours for commercial traffic at Veterans International Bridge in Brownsville and the Free Trade International Bridge in the town of Los Indios.

The...

Truck inspections causing long wait times at Texas border bridges

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Wait times of up to eight hours are being caused by enhanced inspections of commercial trucks...

Truck drivers from Mexico end blockade of Texas bridges

Two Texas border bridges have resumed operations Wednesday after commercial traffic was temporarily stopped by truck drivers protesting added inspections of trucks entering from Mexico.

Mexico-based drivers ceased their blockades on the Mexican side of both the Ysleta-Zaragoza Bridge in El Paso and the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, which connects the Mexican city of Reynosa to Pharr, Texas.

The blockades began as a protest against long waits at the bridges due to additional inspections by...

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Multiple truck crashes in Texas, Oklahoma as winter storm pummels region

A tractor-trailer burns in Oklahoma in the aftermath of a truck crash during a storm.

Multiple truck crashes were reported in Texas and Oklahoma on Sunday as a winter storm delivered a dangerous mix of snow, ice and winds to the region’s roads.

Sobering images shared on social media included two tractor-trailers in flames on Oklahoma’s Turner Turnpike and seven semis heavily damaged on Interstate 10 near El Paso. 

We are currently working this injury crash on the Turner Turnpike westbound near Post Road. This is involving multiple semis and passenger vehicles. Traffic is being...

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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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