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A truck driver hauling bread for a bakery is in the transportation business and is not a bakery worker, according to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in a closely watched case involving an aspect of the legal status of drivers. The decision, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, was unanimous. It overturned both a…
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: China boosts its Mexico investments as nearshoring opportunities grow; Realterm acquires truck terminal in El Paso, Texas; Horton Automatics opens plant in Matamoros, Mexico; and Schunk invests $7 million to expand in Queretaro, Mexico. China boosts…
Chart of the Week: Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA, Dallas, Ontario, Atlanta SONAR: OTVI.USA, OTVI.DAL, OTVI.ONT, OTVI.ATL Dallas’ outbound tender volumes (OTVI.DAL) have grown approximately 50% over the past five years compared to the national average of 18%. The two largest outbound markets in the U.S. — Ontario, California, and Atlanta — have both lost…
A four-year contract has been reached between the United Auto Workers and Daimler Truck North America, averting a strike at several U.S. facilities that could have started Saturday and shut down production of Freightliner and Western Star trucks. The pact covers approximately 7,400 workers at Daimler North America (NASDAQ: DTGHF) facilities who build Freightliner and…