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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

The program will be expanded to the recently launched 600-mile commercial lane between Fort Worth and El Paso in Texas to support customers of logistics business Uber Freight as it ships goods this holiday season, Aurora said on Friday.

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Is Mexico the World's Next Manufacturing Hub?

Elementum

Bemis Manufacturing will expand its Monterrey facility with a 50,000-square foot addition, while the new polyethylene plant of the Braskem-Idesa joint venture will ship some of its output to the US. Challenges or not, manufacturers of another key industry, plastics, are betting on Mexico.

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What Transportation Professionals Need to Know About the U.S.-Mexico Border Situation

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Make sure that all internal team members and external customers understand the current volatility and are validating purchase orders before being shipped to or from the border. – El Paso Times. Actively communicate with your procurement team. – Border Wait Times. – The Hill.

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3 Important Freight Shipping Issues You Need to Know

Freight Center

Now, we’re counting down the remaining 3 important freight shipping issues you need to know as we move into the next decade. In recent years, the freight industry has seen an increase in shipping and the number of trucks on the road. The driver shortage was the top freight shipping industry concern for the third year in a row.

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

Freight Plus

Many essential goods that used to be shipped down to Mexico are now staying in the U.S. DHL opened a location at El Paso International Airport in west Texas to expand its foreign trade. so there are not as many goods being exported. Houston has become one of the tightest outbound markets due to this imbalance of goods.

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

Freight Plus

Many essential goods that used to be shipped down to Mexico are now staying in the U.S. DHL opened a location at El Paso International Airport in west Texas to expand its foreign trade. so there are not as many goods being exported. Houston has become one of the tightest outbound markets due to this imbalance of goods.

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Van Rates Sag, Flatbeds Add 2¢, Before Q1 Closes

DAT Solutions

HOT MARKETS : Rock Island , IL, is home to farm equipment manufacturers, who must have shipped a bunch of orders last week. Dallas to El Paso , up 53¢ to $2.40/mile. Houston rates are close to $3.00/mile Regional lanes to watch: Rock Island to Grand Rapids , up 51¢ to $3.63/mile.

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