Month: October 2025

Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: A. Duie Pyle expands into cross-border LTL market; Mexico’s heavy-duty truck industry braces for slowdown and Maersk opens new Dallas-Fort Worth freight hub. A. Duie Pyle expands into cross-border LTL market  A. Duie Pyle, one… Continue reading Borderlands Mexico: A. Duie Pyle expands into cross-border LTL market 

President Donald Trump announced Friday that the U.S. could impose tariffs of up to 100% on imports from China by Nov. 1, marking an escalation in the U.S.–China trade conflict and raising uncertainty across global supply chains. In a Truth Social post Friday, Trump said the tariffs were retaliation for China’s new export controls announced… Continue reading Trump’s 100% tariff on China threatens new supply chain shock

The United States Trade Representative late Friday announced massive tariff hikes on Chinese-made container cranes and other measures in response to China’s use of unfair trade practices to build a leading position in shipping and shipbuilding. The crane levies, effective Nov. 9, come after President Donald Trump set new 100% tariffs on all China imports… Continue reading Hike brings U.S. tariffs on China container cranes to as much as 270%

Highway, the fast-growing freight tech provider focused on preventing fraud, is integrating its system into one of the largest providers of transportation management systems (TMS) for small to medium businesses (SMBs). AscendTMD and Highway announced this week that Highway’s Carrier Identity and LoadLock products will be available through AscendTMS. Jessie Thomas, vice president of marketing… Continue reading Highway & AscendTMS team up to fight freight fraud

The Frontdoor Collective is providing Target Inc. dedicated last-mile delivery service in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex in a trial designed to show that electric vehicles can be used at scale to reduce tailpipe emissions and provide reliable parcel delivery. The pilot program is a collaborative effort between the Frontdoor Collective, which relies on franchisees to… Continue reading Target picks Frontdoor Collective to test electric vehicle delivery