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Borderlands Mexico: Trade, trucking dominate Port of Eagle Pass annual summit
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (551+ words) This week in Borderlands Mexico: Trade, trucking dominate Port of Eagle Pass annual summit; Avant Technology receives Texas grant for Pharr factory expansion; and SEG Solar to build 4 GW solar module factory in Houston....
Werner doubles down on Mexico with asset-based intermodal expansion
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1033+ words) Werner's cross-border operations aren't new. The company launched its Mexico service in 1999, and Dixon, who has been with Werner for 34 years, was one of the people who built it from the ground up. "We're no longer testing things or trying…...
Borderlands Mexico: DSV plans $14. 5 M Arizona regional HQ amid cross-border boom
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (713+ words) Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: DSV plans $14. 5 M Arizona regional HQ amid cross-border boom; Realty Income enters Mexican industrial real estate market through GIC partnership;…...
JD. com plugs security gaps after Paris warehouse theft
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (294+ words) Chinese marketplace JD. com has moved quickly to install better security systems following last month's stunning heist of expensive electronics gear from one of the retailer's warehouses in a Paris suburb." JD. com said the warehouse returned to normal operations…...
Tariffs, enforcement and cargo theft reshape U. S. Mexico trade in 2025
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (530+ words) U. S. Mexico trade in 2025 was defined less by steady growth and more by policy whiplash, heightened enforcement and mounting security risks, even as Mexico retained its position as the United States" largest trading partner." This year, U. S. Mexico trade proved resilient " but…...
How a Carrier Lost Payment on 62 Loads After an Impostor Theft " and Why the Industry Should Pay Attention
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1158+ words) This case didn't start with a late invoice or a billing disagreement. It started with an impostor. In early 2025, Illyrian Transport LLC " a federally authorized motor carrier " became entangled in a dispute that exposes some of the freight industry's most…...
$200 K cargo theft exposes growing fraud schemes in trucking industry
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (862+ words) A San Francisco tile showroom lost nearly $200, 000 in merchandise after falling victim to a sophisticated cargo fraud scheme that impersonated global engineering firm AECOM, underscoring growing risks for small and midsize shippers amid rising freight theft nationwide. Claudia Visona, who…...
Trucking braces for Thanksgiving cargo-theft surge
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (301+ words) Verisk Cargo Net forecasts an escalating threat from organized criminal networks this Thanksgiving and the trucking and logistics industry should respond by stepping up vigilance and boosting security protocols, the company recommends. Verisk Cargo Net (NASDAQ: VRSK), which provides risk…...
Trucking, retail pressure lawmakers to pass anti-theft bill
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (442+ words) WASHINGTON " Without federal oversight and the ability to coordinate and share information, cargo theft " particularly high-tech "strategic theft" directed by organizations operating outside the U. S. " will continue to surge, trucking and retail officials told lawmakers on Wednesday. "This goes way beyond…...
Cargo theft surges 29% in Q3, as thieves target electronics, food
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (458+ words) Cargo theft in the U. S. jumped sharply in the third quarter, with 645 incidents recorded " up" 29% year-over-year and 23% from the second quarter, according to supply chain visibility firm Overhaul's Q3-2025 cargo theft report. California (35%) and Texas (22%) remained the nation's top hotspots, fueled by…...