An ambitious plan to boost Mexico’s oil and gas production could slow the country’s energy sector reforms and hinder trade opportunities for U.S. refiners and pipeline companies that have ramped up exports to meet growing demand there, according to research firm Morningstar.
August 7, 2018Mexico
Business, Fuel, TCA
Oil flare in the Gulf of Mexico. (Getty Images)
Mexican Energy Sector Overhaul Could Reduce US Export Demand
Oil flare in the Gulf of Mexico. (Getty Images)
Business
Freightliner's 2528 Class 8 Cabover courtesy of Daimler
Cabovers Key to Daimler’s Strategy in Mexico
Freightliner's 2528 Class 8 Cabover courtesy of Daimler
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — The recent introduction of Class 6 and Class 8 cabover models to the Mexican market is a key part of Daimler Trucks Mexico’s strategy in its home market, and a competitive response to the segment’s growth in the country, the company’s president said.
November 29, 2017
Business
Savage Opens New Petroleum Terminal in Mexico
Savage Cos., a logistics provider for the chemical industry, will begin operating a petroleum terminal in central Mexico Jan. 1, working with Kansas City Southern to move the commodities into the United States.
November 13, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Former Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker walk across the Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry and International Bridge Feb. 4, 2016. Photo by Jetta Disco, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Commercial Processing at Tornillo US-Mexico Port of Entry Suspended for ‘Lack of Demand’
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Former Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker walk across the Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry and International Bridge Feb. 4, 2016. Photo by Jetta Disco, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
In the years leading up to the construction of an about $133 million port of entry in Tornillo, Texas, county leaders talked about the need for a bridge that would alleviate commercial traffic at other border crossings in El Paso.
October 17, 2017
Government, Logistics
Gregory Bull/AP
California Border Crossing Station Faces Road Closure Through Sept. 25
Gregory Bull/AP
Portions of Interstates 5 and 805 that run south of State Route 905 in California will be completely closed through Sept. 25, according to the General Services Administration.
September 22, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA
U.S. Army
Second Round of NAFTA Talks Ends With Major Issues Unresolved
U.S. Army
Representatives of the United States, Mexico and Canada declared “progress” but unveiled no breakthroughs at the conclusion Sept. 5 of a second round of talks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement
September 6, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA
David Maung/Bloomberg News
Mexico Is Ready for NAFTA Balancing Act
David Maung/Bloomberg News
There was excitement in the air when Mexican negotiators sat down 25 years ago with their counterparts from Canada and the United States to hammer out what would become the North American Free Trade Agreement.
August 14, 2017
Government, Business, Safety
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
FMCSA Has Authority to Issue Permits for Mexican Trucks to Operate in US, Court Says
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Federal regulators have the statutory authority to issue permits for U.S. longhaul operations to Mexico-domiciled trucking companies despite poor participation by Mexican carriers in a three-year pilot used to demonstrate their safety, a federal appeals court has ruled.
July 10, 2017
Government, Business
modofodo/Flickr
Union Pacific CEO Sees Growth With Mexico, Trump Rhetoric Aside
modofodo/Flickr
Union Pacific Corp. sees Mexico trade as a bright spot for its rail freight growth despite tough trade talk from President Donald Trump, CEO Lance Fritz said.
June 30, 2017
Business, Government
Brad Doherty/Bloomberg News
Mexican Factory Operators Remain Optimistic, See Opportunity for Improvements to NAFTA
Brad Doherty/Bloomberg News
AUSTIN, Texas — Manufacturers in Mexico aren’t as concerned about President Donald Trump’s recent threats to dump or renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement as some recent public reports have suggested, according to executives speaking at a Transplace Symposium here.
May 15, 2017Pages
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