Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week in Borderlands Mexico: Podcast series focuses on high-stakes US–Mexico trade conversations; Mexico begins tariffs of up to 35% on Chinese imports; and Chihuahua becomes Mexico’s top exporting state in 2025. Podcast series focuses on high-stakes… Continue reading Borderlands Mexico: Podcast series focuses on high-stakes US–Mexico trade conversations
Month: January 2026
ATA, safety groups slam driverless truck warning system
WASHINGTON — In a rare display of alignment, truck safety advocates and trucking’s largest lobbying group are urging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to reject a request by a technology company to replace traditional roadside warning devices with a digital messaging system. Paul Hutchins, the owner of Intelligent Motorist Alert Messaging System (IMAMS), is… Continue reading ATA, safety groups slam driverless truck warning system
2025’s peak retail season the best for trucking in years
Since 2022, loose trucking capacity, rock-bottom truckload rates, and tighter credit have been gradually squeezing carriers out of the market. New entrants who purchased tractors and trailing equipment at peak prices during COVID were at a special disadvantage, but few incumbents would have predicted the length of the current market downturn. In 2025, the trucking… Continue reading 2025’s peak retail season the best for trucking in years
California Digs In On Non-Domiciled CDL Cancellations As Duffy Threatens $160M Funding Cut
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles announced Tuesday that it would delay the cancellation of approximately 17,000 non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses until March 6, a 60-day delay from the original January 5 deadline, which has Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy calling the governor a liar and threatening to yank $160 million in federal highway funding. The DMV… Continue reading California Digs In On Non-Domiciled CDL Cancellations As Duffy Threatens $160M Funding Cut
California’s Budget Crisis and What It Means for Trucking
California just received another warning from its own watchdog, and if you run freight through the Golden State, it deserves your attention. The California State Auditor’s newly released High-Risk Audit Program report designates multiple state agencies and statewide systems as presenting a “substantial risk of serious detriment to the State or its residents,” citing persistent… Continue reading California’s Budget Crisis and What It Means for Trucking