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Aurora Begins Commercial Driverless Trucking in Texas, Ushering in a New Era of Freight

Logistics Viewpoints

Aurora plans to expand its driverless service to El Paso, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona by the end of 2025. Auroras launch customers are Uber Freight, a market-leading enterprise technology company powering intelligent logistics, and Hirschbach Motor Lines, a veteran-owned carrier that delivers time- and temperature-sensitive freight.

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Texas: It Ain’t Bragging, If It’s True with Jason Giulietti

The Logistics of Logistics

Texas is booming and in this podcast, Jason Giulietti explains why so many supply chain, logistics, and freight tech companies are expanding in the Lone Star State. Much of the goods bought and sold move through Texas, which has the 3 of the 5 biggest customs districts in the USA – #1 Laredo, #2 El Paso and #5 Houston.

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The Tumultuous Mexican Cross-Border

Cathy Roberson

Cross-Border Logistics Cross-border logistics has evolved as infrastructure along the Mexico and the US border improved – Most notable rail and road. In 1882, the Mexican Central Railroad reached El Paso, Texas from Mexico City, becoming the first train to cross the border on August 2, 1882, and connecting with two US rail lines.

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Is Mexico the World's Next Manufacturing Hub?

Elementum

The country also lacks an established supply base that leads to higher logistics costs, although some companies look at long-term advantages rather than short-term ones. Manufacturers in the country must heed local environment, labor, and tax laws different from their country of origin.

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The Texas Triangle

The Logistics of Logistics

20 El Paso – 685 K (Border crossing location). #48 Much of the goods bought and sold move through Texas, which has the 3 of the 5 biggest customs districts in the USA – #1 Laredo, #2 El Paso and #5 Houston. The post The Texas Triangle appeared first on The Logistics of Logistics.

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Maersk Opens New Warehouse Facility in El Paso to Support Cross-Border Logistics

Supply Chain Brain

The facility is located five minutes from the Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge on the border of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua, Mexico.

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Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B

Talking Logistics

. “ It’s probably the most difficult recruiting environment…I’ve seen in my 26 years in the business ,” said Scott McLaughlin, president of Stagecoach Cartage & Distribution LP, a family-owned firm in El Paso, Texas. . Some younger drivers are quitting because they don’t want to be away from home.

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