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This Week in Logistics: Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border

Freight Plus

The increase of freight volumes creates a large capacity crunch - there are not enough drivers to transport all the freight. DHL opened a location at El Paso International Airport in west Texas to expand its foreign trade. The cargo weighed over 7,645 pounds and drugs were found in 968 packages. million dollars. . . .

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This Week in Logistics: Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border

Freight Plus

The increase of freight volumes creates a large capacity crunch - there are not enough drivers to transport all the freight. DHL opened a location at El Paso International Airport in west Texas to expand its foreign trade. The cargo weighed over 7,645 pounds and drugs were found in 968 packages. million dollars. . . .

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

freight railroads have reported strong profits in recent years, helped by higher prices and steady business in transporting everything from automobiles to fertilizer. and BNSF Railway have issued more embargoes—restrictions placed on the amount of cargo that can be transported—than in previous years. The largest U.S.