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: US widens Mexican cartel crackdown to tequila makers, baby shoe company; Port Houston posts record first-half container volume; and Foundry Commercial plans 192,000-square-foot logistics center in Fort Worth. US widens Mexican cartel […]
Here is how a person becomes a federally authorized motor carrier today. You apply for a USDOT number. As part of that application, you certify on a form, the MCS-150, that you are knowledgeable about the applicable federal motor carrier safety regulations and, where relevant, the hazardous materials regulations. You check the box. You get […]
Georgia is moving ahead with an idea that most of the country has only talked about: a stretch of interstate where the trucks get their own road. The Georgia Department of Transportation has released a construction timeline for its I-75 Commercial Vehicle Lanes project, and the plan is concrete. Design work will be finalized and […]
A Texas Congressman recently introduced a bill to provide drivers with more privacy protection from automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and other surveillance technologies. On July 15, Rep. Keith Self (TX-03) introduced the Protecting Rights in Video and Equipment Acquired Discovery (PRIVACY) Act. If passed, the bill would restrict federal access to surveillance data collected […]
A truck driver was charged after getting stuck on a no-trucks route in Caledon, Ontario, according to Canadian police. The incident took place on July 24, 2026, when a 65-year-old truck driver attempted to take Forks of the Credit Road, a scenic and curvy driving route popular with motorcyclists and fall foliage watchers. Commercial trucks […]
A man hauling livestock is accused of re-entering Florida after being denied entry due to lack of documentation required under the state’s Screwworm emergency protections. The Florida’s Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (OALE) announced the arrest of Roger Rodriguez Vega, of Maitland, Florida, on the following charges: 24 counts of Unlawful Entry of Animals into […]
Commercial vehicle enforcement agencies in Maryland, Florida, Kentucky and Illinois are stepping up roadside inspections and traffic enforcement, uncovering hundreds of equipment, driver and safety violations and placing scores of trucks and drivers out of service. The recent actions are part of a broader push by state and federal regulators to improve commercial vehicle safety […]
Shares of Penske Automotive Group soared Wednesday in response to a takeover bid from the the company’s current two biggest owners. Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A), which owns about 20.3% of Penske Automotive, and Penske Corporation, a privately-held company that owns about 52% of Penske Automotive, announced the bid to acquire the approximately 27.8% of Penske […]
Operating electric trucks is half the battle; how fleets handle the charging infrastructure is the other half. The gap between vehicles and charging infrastructure has slowed fleet electrification across North America. Einride AB now says it has a plan to close that gap. Einride AB (Nasdaq: ENRD) announced Tuesday that it has entered a definitive […]
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against 12 individuals alleged to have stolen at least $2 million in Nike products over a three-year period. The 12 people were […] Read original post