Cross-border trucking

DOT’s inspector general recommends FMCSA take steps to clamp down on foreign carrier safety compliance.

This week in Borderlands: Mexico, Port Laredo remain on top for US trade; WeFreight expands operations into Mexico; cross-border carrier acquires 140 Navistar tractors; and nearly 50 pounds of cocaine seized from cargo ship in Texas.

Former Celadon subsidiary Jaguar Transportation has been acquired by a consortium of U.S., Mexican investors.

AskWaves looks at how cross-border LTL demand may change as supply chain maps are redrawn.

Mexico stayed the top U.S. trade partner for September, accounting for more than $67 billion in cross-border commerce.

A Borderless Coverage risk management strategy equips shippers for Mexico’s many challenges.

The Treasury Department announced sanctions Wednesday against several individuals and carriers linked to the Sinaloa drug cartel.

Mexico’s over-the-road freight market has a forecast CAGR of 9.91% through 2027.

FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and Nuvocargo’s Anaid Chacón sit down to talk about all things U.S.-Mexico cross-border and the rise of women in logistics and leadership positions.

Ambassador Esteban Moctezuma says that border-crossing expansions in Texas and Mexico are critical to North American trade.

Nippon Express has launched a multimodal transport service for shipments from the U.S. and Canada to Asia via Mexico.

Canadian firm adds truckload carrier with big transborder presence

The White House is pressuring Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to lift additional truck inspections as lines of cross-border trucks grow.

Federal regulators have announced dates for “significant” rulemakings affecting the trucking industry.

The Canadian government plans to go after the owners of trucks involved in protests and border blockades after the prime minister declared a national emergency.

Canadian police say they seized a weapons cache and made 11 arrests connected to a protest blocking the U.S.-Canada border in Coutts, Alberta.

The Ambassador Bridge has been cleared of protesters.

Canadian police officers begin operation to remove protesters blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest commercial U.S-Canada border crossing.

The American Trucking Associations warned that supply chain disruptions caused by protesters in Canada will affect the U.S. economy.

The CEO of Canada’s largest trucking company, TFI International, says the cross-border COVID-19 vaccine mandate affected a small number of its Canadian drivers.

Auditing isn’t just for the big four accounting firms, Mexico struggles with the cross-border vaccine mandate, and has Central Freight Lines shorted drivers on pay?

Trucks, cars and supporters clog Toronto as protests tied to the Freedom Convoy come to multiple Canadian cities to protest vaccine mandates and other issues.

Donation platform GoFundMe shut down the Freedom Convoy fundraiser after consulting with police and reports of violence

For some truck drivers at the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, the cause of protesting border vaccine mandates means putting up with uncomfortable bedfellows.

Does a shorter interview and hiring process really help? Canadian truckers and protesters block the border, and Winter Storm Landon assaults the Midwest.

Forager founder and CEO Matt Silver will continue to work closely with his team as Arrive’s vice president of cross-border solutions.

Here’s what it looked like in the middle of the “Freedom Convoy” protest In Canada.

Truckers and supporters from the Freedom Convoy pack Ottawa in a morphing protest that originally focused on vaccine mandates at the US-Canada border.

Officials for GoFundMe said organizers of the Freedom Convoy fundraiser have provided a distribution plan for covering participants’ fuel costs.

A Florida trucker with U.S. and Canadian citizenship explains why he joined the Freedom Convoy despite being vaccinated against COVID-19.

GoFundMe says it needs to know how organizers of the Freedom Convoy will distribute money to truckers who are heading to Canada’s capital to protest cross-border vaccine mandates.

The RFP process should be easier, vaccination mandates cause border woes, and the power of rail.

As truckers across Canada protest vaccine mandates at the U.S. border, an unvaccinated owner-operator says she faces financial ruin over the jab requirement.

As the U.S. cuts off borders to unvaccinated truckers, the impacts for Canadian trucking companies run the gamut from a punch in the gut to business as usual.

The U.S. government moves forward with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate despite fears that thousands of truck drivers will leave cross-border freight.

While vaccine mandates prompt real fears of a cross-border capacity crunch, the cost of moving freight between the U.S. and Canada has been underpriced for too long.

Canadian officials say rules for unvaccinated Canadian truckers at border are still coming into force after erroneous statements sow confusion.

Canada has scrapped plans to subject unvaccinated Canadian truckers to testing and quarantines after returning from the United States.

Canada’s Titanium Transportation Group eyes future growth with the acquisition of Ontario-based carrier Bert and Son’s Cartage.

A group of 14 senators is asking President Joe Biden to exempt truckers who cross the U.S.-Canada border from an upcoming mandate to avoid putting more strain on the supply chain.

Nuvocargo offers an all-in-one services platform, including freight forwarding, customs brokerage, cargo insurance and trade financing.

New vaccination requirements are coming for cross-border drivers, cargo thieves strike again and again, and Amazon takes on UPS and FedEx.

Montreal-based Fuel Transport offers a $7,800 COVID-19 vaccination bonus for truckers as the cross-border mandate looms.

Jose Minarro of Sunset Transportation chats with Reliance Partners’ Mark Vickers on why Mexican cargo insurance is a must-have for shippers.

Canadian and Mexican truckers will reportedly need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to cross U.S. borders starting Jan. 22 amid fears of significant disruption to the supply chain.

U.S. truck drivers will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter Canada starting in January as an industry group warns of a “perfect storm” for the cross-border supply chain.

Reliance Partners’ Mark Vickers chats with Redwood Logistics’ Troy Ryley on how shippers can best protect themselves against cross-border risks.

Unvaccinated Canadian truck drivers contemplate whether to get COVID-19 vaccine ahead of U.S. border mandate amid fears thousands won’t.

Cross-border trucking and logistics firm Titanium is negotiating higher rates with customers as inflation puts pressure on margins. “Nobody is shocked,” COO Marilyn Daniel says.

Kriska Transportation Group strengthens its cross-border LTL business with the acquisition of Ontario-based Transport N Service.

The discovery of possible explosives led to a shutdown of the Ambassador Bridge, disrupting freight at the busiest commercial U.S.-Canada border crossing.

A truck driver agreed to transport nearly 1,000 pounds of marijuana under the watch of federal agents after his load was intercepted at the U.S.-Canada border.

Canadian truck driver Robert Mitchell had the misfortune of picking up a load of paint thinner on Sept. 11, 2001, with the intention of transporting it to the U.S.

Canada Cartage makes its fourth acquisition of 2021 with the addition of Rapid Delivery, a Canadian carrier specializing in dedicated domestic and cross-border freight.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Nuvocargo launches more efficient cross-border billing solution; Mexico implements new customs requirement; Freightcar America expands manufacturing plant in Mexico; and Morrison Express Corp. expands in Dallas area.

Manufacturing is increasing in Mexico as nearshoring has caught the attention of many U.S. companies.

Canada Border Service Agency employees have ended a day-long work-to-rule strike after reaching a tentative agreement with the Canadian government.

“It’s a true domestic and international cargo insurance product that brokers and carriers are now utilizing to win the highest-margin freight and strengthen ties with their current client base,” Mark Vickers said on shipper’s interest insurance.

The union representing nearly 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency personnel warns of slowdowns at Canada’s ports of entry starting Friday as it issues a strike notice.

Canada is reopening its borders to vaccinated Americans. AskWaves explains why this will help fuel demand for freight in the hospitality sector.

The Omaha, Nebraska-based transportation and logistics provider reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of 86 cents per share.

The union representing thousands of Canada Border Services Agency personnel warns of “significant disruption to the flow of goods” if its members go on strike.

The USMCA has brought about new opportunities for cross-border trade. Is your organization taking advantage of these changes?

Traffickers used trucks outfitted with secret compartments and hydraulically operated trap doors to transport millions of dollars worth of drugs from California and Mexico to Canada, police said as they announced the takedown of a suspected smuggling ring.

Canada’s requirement for commercial vehicles to use ELDs technically took effect Saturday. The trouble is no devices are certified for use, and true enforcement won’t come for another year.

Two brothers have been embroiled in a yearslong dispute over how to sell off their cross-border trucking business so that each gets a fair share.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seizes drugs from trucks on a regular basis. Lawyer Su Ross of MSK talks to Long-Haul Crime Log host Nate Tabak about what fleets and owner-operators need to know when drugs are found in one of their trucks.

North Dakota will begin giving COVID-19 vaccines to cross-border truckers from Manitoba as Canada contends with a slower vaccination rollout.

Trucking industry professionals said the misuse of B-1 visa drivers creates an unjust but significant savings to U.S. carriers that set up outsourced B-1 driver fleets at a lower cost.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: El Paso border crossing looks to rebound in 2021; logistics firm expands with Dallas shipping hub; Suddath acquires Texas-based Daryl Flood Inc.; and $2 million of meth hidden in shipment of rugs.

Cross-border platform Nuvocargo raised $12 million in a Series A round led by QED Investors.

Members of the trucking industry in the U.S. and Mexico allege that Mexican truck drivers are doing illegal runs inside the United States in violation of cabotage rules. FreightWaves’ true-crime podcast, Long-Haul Crime Log, investigates.

By and large, trucks from Canada and Mexico can’t move domestic loads within the U.S. But things get a little more complicated in the nitty-gritty of federal cabotage regulations.

Sahej Singh steps through Reliance Partners’ usage-based and API insurance offerings for the transportation and logistics industry.

A customs broker can help navigate cross-border freight. But companies should know what to look for in a customs brokerage.

Canadian trucking and logistics firm Titanium Transportation Group had a very good fourth quarter on the strength of its U.S brokerage business. But 2021 is set to be even bigger with its recent acquisition of ITS.

Mark Vickers of Reliance Partners warns transportation providers of Mexico’s eye-opening insurance regulations, which he compares to the “Wild West.”

Reliance Partners announced Wednesday it has acquired Borderless Coverage, an insurance agency focused on the U.S.-Mexico commercial transportation and logistics industries.

Several Latin America-focused freight and logistics-related startups have recently secured more funding, including Mundi, Jüsto and Valoreo.

Canadian trucking and logistics company Fastfrate Group beefs up its cross-border e-commerce business by acquiring third-party logistics provider ASL Distribution Services.

Carriers moving cross-border freight have not had the same access to loads as those moving loads within the U.S. Forager is working to change that.

What suggestions would you give new Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg? Our reporters share theirs in this FreightWaves roundtable.

Could DB Schenker be the next TFI International? TFI just agreed to buy UPS Freight. DB Schenker is ready to become a pure play trucker in the U.S. and will be looking for sellers.

Mexican authorities have seized seven tanker trucks and more than 178,400 gallons of stolen fuel since Jan. 1, 2021.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Laredo gets its third cold storage inspection facility; a Texas trucking company is acquired by Phoenix Logistics; SE-Freight gets 30 Kenworth trucks; and Revere Plastics acquires a Mexican factory.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently launched a weekly data report on current market trends for key imported crops from Mexico and Canada.

Cross-border trade is strong but could be affected by everything from driver shortages to the freight imbalance to the Mexican peso in 2021. FreightWaves recently caught up with Troy Ryley and Jordan Dewart from Redwood Mexico, part of Redwood Logistics, a logistics platform company headquartered in Chicago. Redwood Logistics’ portfolio includes digital freight brokerage, freight […]

The land borders between the United States, Canada and Mexico will remain closed until at least another 30 days.

A Mexico-based driver involved in a multivehicle crash in Georgia has been prohibited from operating commercial trucks in the U.S. by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Volvo’s decision to discontinue the sale of Class 8 trucks in Mexico concerns cross-border carriers’ ability to resell vehicles.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Opening Texas bridge to cargo trucks will be game changer; Amazon will open a logistics center in Mérida; new service links ports of Brownsville and Tampa Bay; Rhenus Group expands in Mexico.

The cross-border transportation and logistics industry faced unprecedented disruption this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mexican drivers were protesting having to return empty tractor-trailers through the Colombia-Solidarity bridge

The closure of the U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico for nonessential travel will extend through Jan. 21, though commercial trucks remain exempt.

Officials in Texas recently announced four drug seizures involving trucks along the United States-Mexico border.

1992: Textiles and trucking are among industries with the most at stake in the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Cybercriminals launch new cyberattacks against the international trade community every day, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico to remain closed for nonessential travel at least another month to curb the spread of COVID-19.

A court-appointed receiver has assumed control over Canadian cross-border trucking companies Kings Cargo Express and Canada Cargo Lines in Manitoba, which owe CA$2.2 million to Toronto-Dominion Bank.

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.