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Texas: It Ain’t Bragging, If It’s True with Jason Giulietti

The Logistics of Logistics

Texas is booming and in this podcast, Jason Giulietti explains why so many supply chain, logistics, and freight tech companies are expanding in the Lone Star State. Much of the goods bought and sold move through Texas, which has the 3 of the 5 biggest customs districts in the USA – #1 Laredo, #2 El Paso and #5 Houston.

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Maersk Opens New Warehouse Facility in El Paso to Support Cross-Border Logistics

Supply Chain Brain

The facility is located five minutes from the Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge on the border of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua, Mexico.

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Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B

Talking Logistics

. “ 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. . Some younger drivers are quitting because they don’t want to be away from home.

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This Week in Logistics: Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border

Freight Plus

This week in logistics we are taking a look at an article published in. DHL opened a location at El Paso International Airport in west Texas to expand its foreign trade. Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border. Freight Waves. Houston has become one of the tightest outbound markets due to this imbalance of goods.

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This Week in Logistics: Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border

Freight Plus

This week in logistics we are taking a look at an article published in. DHL opened a location at El Paso International Airport in west Texas to expand its foreign trade. Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border. Freight Waves. Houston has become one of the tightest outbound markets due to this imbalance of goods.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The program could roll out as early as next week, with pilot programs in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, and El Paso, TX. The post This Week in Logistics News (February 6 – 12) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. That’s all for this week.

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Is Mexico the World's Next Manufacturing Hub?

Elementum

The country also lacks an established supply base that leads to higher logistics costs, although some companies look at long-term advantages rather than short-term ones. Manufacturers in the country must heed local environment, labor, and tax laws different from their country of origin.