began development of a $41 million facility in El Paso, Texas, to expand its work in the cross-border market along the Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico corridor. SEKO offers its full suite of services in Mexico, including airfreight and ocean logistics, ground transportation, warehousing and distribution, and customs and compliance within fully secured environments. MORE

Reuters has reported that “the reshuffling of border agents, announced last week to process the record number of migrant families entering the United States from Mexico, prompted delays of up to 12 hours for trucks crossing from Mexico’s Ciudad Juarez to El Paso, Texas.”. Logistics Alert: The Gridlock Situation at the U.S.-Mexico Mexico Border. According to recent reports, trucks crossing the border between Mexico and the United States are currently hitting delays of up to 12 hours. MORE

A sync between verticals such as automotive, computer hardware, and transportation equipment provides opportunities to integrate the supply chain , which in turn can position the nation for further growth. The Paso del Norte Biomedical Cluster , a trade group of medical device makers that formed last year with 10 members , is building links between various groups around Juarez, El Paso, Texas, and southern New Mexico. MORE

Upgraded highways and bridges in Mexico make Texas border towns like El Paso and Laredo more accessible and more popular than Nogales, AZ, the previous volume leader. That’s about 4% of California’s $45 billion in annual revenue from agriculture, and spot market transportation is likely to bear the brunt of that reduction. Texas is now the number one state for refrigerated freight volume on DAT Load Boards, surpassing California by a wide margin. MORE

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. Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border. MORE

“ 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. . What is the Future of Truckload Transportation? Transportation Management driver shortage driverless trucks Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025 self-driving trucks transportation trucking Wolfe Research Last week, the U.S. MORE

Of those four, we’ve dedicated one article to an in-depth discussion of Transportation Infrastructure, Congestion and Funding. After completing a survey, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recommends to press the federal government to develop an interstate driving apprenticeship program for 18 to 20-year-old drivers. The American Trucking Research Institute (ATRI) recently published its annual Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry for 2019. MORE

Work with your account managers and transportation service providers to review time critical and urgent freight shipments. Access a broad network of transportation modes to mitigate against the risk of closures by leveraging air and rail services to make sure your freight keeps moving. Should your freight get stuck at the border due to the closure, make sure your transportation service provider has secure trailer yards and warehouses to temporarily store your shipment. MORE

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. Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border. MORE