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

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Utilize warehouses and secured carrier yards as drop points. 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. – El Paso Times. – Border Wait Times. – The Hill.

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Guest Post: Texas Now the Number 1 State for Refrigerated Freight Volume

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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. the imported produce must be inspected, usually in a refrigerated warehouse in Texas. After crossing the border into the U.S.,

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

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While many retailers are discounting, canceling orders, and otherwise scrambling to get rid of a glut of goods filling their stores and warehouses, some are embracing their higher inventory levels. The companies launched their pilot program about a year ago to autonomously transport goods between Dallas and Houston.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 6 – 12)

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Warehouse hiring data shows how supply chains flexed up for peak. The program could roll out as early as next week, with pilot programs in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, and El Paso, TX. Reports have indicated that additional warehouse costs are being passed on to consumers. million workers.