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Noi Mahoney Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Joint US-Mexican truck inspections speed up agricultural trade at Texas border crossing

Officials in Mexico and the United States are discussing expanding a joint pilot inspection program aimed at reducing wait times for agricultural products at the border The program has already been implemented at Port Laredo’s Colombia Solidarity International Bridge, where wait times have been reduced by an average of 3.5 hours, according to a release […]

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Noi Mahoney Sunday, September 1, 2019

Borderlands: Laredo aims to expand air cargo operations with Mexico

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Laredo pushes Mexican government for more air cargo; Cargo theft continues to rise in Mexico; Arizona-Mexico trade up 12 percent; and Texas sheriff indicted for theft against trucking company Laredo pushing Mexican government for more air […]

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Noi Mahoney Thursday, July 18, 2019

Pentagon sends 2,100 more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to assist migrants and ports

The United States is sending an additional deployment of 1,100 active-duty troops and 1,000 Texas National Guard soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border, Pentagon officials announced July 17. The new active-duty troops will arrive in Texas “in the next several weeks” and will provide “aerial surveillance, operational, logistical and administrative support” to U.S. Customs and Border […]

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Noi Mahoney Monday, July 15, 2019

Laredo mayor discusses Mexico cross-border trade upgrades at international freight conference

Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz recently highlighted plans to remodel and expand the World Trade International Bridge, speeding up wait times for the 12,000 trucks crossing the Texas-Mexico border every day.  Saenz’s comments came during his speech at the 80th annual Congress of the Mexican Confederation of Associations of Customs Agents (CAAAREM) in Mérida, Mexico, July […]

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Noi Mahoney Friday, June 14, 2019

Laredo Motor Carriers Association aims to unite local trucking industry along the border

In June 2016, a leading group of Laredo carrier companies decided to band together and launch a new association focused on promoting and furthering Laredo as the “trucking capital” of the United States. From their efforts, the Laredo Motor Carriers Association (LMCA) was formed. LMCA recently celebrated its three-year anniversary by adding its 200th member. […]

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Noi Mahoney Thursday, June 6, 2019

Laredo, Texas becomes No. 1 U.S. trade hub

For the first time in its 168-year history, Port Laredo is No. 1. Laredo surpassed Los Angeles as the nation’s busiest trade hub, including airports, seaports and international border crossings. Port Laredo did $20.09 billion in trade during the month of March (according to the latest Census Bureau numbers available and analyzed by WorldCity), while […]

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