Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Cross-border logistics firms expand operations into Mexico; Texas State Highway 130 toll road truck traffic up over 9%; Karat packaging opens new distribution facility in Arizona; and Pirelli opens Mexico training center, hits 50M-tire milestone.
Cross-border logistics firms expand operations into Mexico
Doubling down on nearshoring trends south of the border, Arrive Logistics and BlueGrace Logistics recently announced the opening of their first offices in Mexico.
Arrive’s new location in the Mexican city of Guadalajara is an 18,000-square-feet facility that will house both business development and carrier-focused teams specializing in cross-border solutions. The office will also include members of Arrive’s global services team and technology organization.
Guadalajara is in central western Mexico, about 330 miles from Mexico City.
Officials with Arrive Logistics said increased trade between the U.S. and Mexico has raised demand for localized resources to service the growing number of companies establishing manufacturing and transportation operations in the country.
Mexico was the top overall U.S. trading partner for 2023, with commerce between the two countries totaling $798 billion.
Jess Billedo, Arrive Logistics’ general manager of Mexico, will lead the Guadalajara office.
“We look forward to strengthening relationships with local partners and providing a seamless connection to our entire North American operation at Arrive,” Billedo said in a news release.
Austin, Texas-based Arrive Logistics provides freight brokerage, multimodal transportation and technology services, with 1,700 employees, 6,000 customers and 70,000 carriers in its network.
The Guadalajara office is Arrive Logistics’ second international location. The company opened an office in Toronto last year. Arrive has eight total locations across North America.
Florida-based BlueGrace Logistics also recently announced it has opened its first Mexico logistics center, which will also be located in Guadalajara.
BlueGrace’s Mexico logistics center will support cross-border freight services for full truckload, less-than-truckload, refrigerated, flatbed and intermodal, as well as managed logistics outsourcing.
Officials for BlueGrace said the Guadalajara location is ai …
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