This week: LPA enters Mexican logistics market with Puebla deal; Edgewell opens $110M plant in Aguascalientes, creating 1,300 jobs; and Yamaguchi MFG opens $14M auto parts plant in San Luis Potosí. LPA enters Mexican market with Puebla deal Logistic Properties of the Americas (LPA) recently completed its first acquisition in Mexico: two logistics warehouses in… Continue reading Borderlands Mexico: LPA enters Mexican logistics market with Puebla deal
Month: October 2025
Long Beach port chief Mario Cordero to retire
WASHINGTON — Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero will retire at the end of the year after dedicating over 20 years of service to the nation’s container trades. Join the leaders shaping freight’s future atF3: Future of Freight Festival, Oct 21-22.Network with the industry’s best and discover what’s next. Register now! “I could not be… Continue reading Long Beach port chief Mario Cordero to retire
Truckload leader Ward stepping down; successor search begins
With Jim Ward stepping down as president of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), the organization is making it transparent what it wants in a successor. TCA on Friday announced Ward’s retirement, which the organization said would take place “in the coming months.” No firm date was disclosed. Ward had an unusual entry into the job… Continue reading Truckload leader Ward stepping down; successor search begins
Nearly one-third of EV charging attempts fail, report finds
A newly released report by ChargerHelp! shows that while 64% of Americans now live within two miles of an electric vehicle charging station, nearly one-third of charging attempts fail. Despite charging infrastructure showing 98.7% to 99% uptime rates, only 71% of charging attempts actually succeed, according to the 2025 EV Charging Reliability Report. The report… Continue reading Nearly one-third of EV charging attempts fail, report finds
Industry Expert Calls for Holistic Approach to Driver Mental Health and Wellness
Monica Rinaldi, Product Manager of Medical Innovations and Strategy at Travelers Insurance, sat down with FreightWaves’ Thomas Wasson on the August 25th episode of What the Truck?!? to discuss the wellness and mental health in trucking and what trucking companies can do to improve support for drivers. Truck drivers face many challenges to their health… Continue reading Industry Expert Calls for Holistic Approach to Driver Mental Health and Wellness
