Noi Mahoney

This week in Borderlands: Cartels a barrier to growing cross-border trade, expert says; Tesla plans to build massive battery plant in Texas; Logistics firm opens second supply chain facility in Austin, Texas; and Authorities seize $4M in drugs hidden in blueberry shipment.

A wave of layoffs and furloughs has hit jobs tied to the manufacturing and freight sectors in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

The Trump administration said tariffs will be imposed Tuesday on goods imported from Canada and Mexico.

Authorities in New Jersey and Canada recently made arrests in separate drug smuggling cases involving marijuana, methamphetamine and more.

The Trump administration is signaling conflicting start dates for certain tariffs on U.S. imports.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum hopes to finalize an agreement with President Trump to prevent import tariffs starting March 4.

Shipping companies may reroute Chinese-built vessels to Mexican ports to avoid Trump’s proposed fees on Chinese commercial ships.

The Trump administration’s mass deportations of undocumented immigrants could cause disruptions in the U.S. food supply chain, experts say.

This week in Borderlands: Organized crime groups fuel rise of US cargo thefts; Imperial Auto opens $21M factory in Mexico; EGO Group launches electronic components plant in central Mexico; and Billor opens logistics hub in Houston.

WWEX Group is reportedly acquiring JEAR Logistics, a 3PL focused on refrigerated cargo.