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Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Port Laredo remains the nation’s No. 1 gateway for international trade; rail cargo thefts were up 29% during Q1 in Mexico; a Taiwan automotive supplier is investing $1 billion for Mexico expansion; and Forza Steel is…
Union Pacific is expanding intermodal service at Port Houston for customers seeking to reach five metropolitan markets in the western U.S. The service, which starts Thursday, enables ocean carriers and beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) to load intermodal containers directly onto flat cars at the Barbours Cut Container Terminal at Port Houston instead of having to…
In a surprise maneuver last week, a rebel group of FedEx Express pilots forced union leadership to break off contract negotiations by requesting that federal authorities release the parties from mediation before the company could even respond to its latest counteroffer. The petition to the National Mediation Board (NMB) went against advice from Air Line…
Yellow Corp. is looking to push through operational changes in short order via a letter of agreement with the Teamsters, according to a letter obtained by FreightWaves from a union official to locals. The company is now looking to further expand changes to work rules as well as the usage of purchased transportation. It did…
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) railroad and Knight-Swift Transportation announced Tuesday a deal to provide truckload capacity for a Mexico-to-Chicago cross-border train that will launch in mid-May. It’s the second major multiyear agreement CPKC has signed with a megacarrier in recent days. On Friday, CPKC and Schneider National announced the formation of a similar intermodal…
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia Inc. announced a new partnership with Fletes Mexico, one of the largest trucking companies south of the border. Fletes Mexico’s less-than-truckload division, Carga Express, and Saia will provide cross-border freight transport for customers. Saia will service Carga Express’ shipments entering the U.S., while Carga Express will transport Saia’s freight traveling into Mexico….