Evaluating Cross-Border Freight Providers: 7 Questions to Ask Before Signing a Multi-Country SLA
Trucks carried $642.2 billion worth of goods across the U.S.-Mexico border in 2025 — 73.6% of all bilateral freight value. The U.S.-Canada corridor adds another $600 billion. Cross-border freight is not a specialty niche. It is the backbone of North American manufacturing, retail, and industrial supply chains. And yet most shippers sign cross-border service agreements […]
Building Supply Chain Resiliency: Dual-Sourcing Ports and Carriers to Resist Border Stoppages
56% of companies reported supply chain disruptions caused by geopolitical tensions in 2025. Canal transits through the Suez route remain down roughly 80%, forcing vessel diversions that add 14 to 21 transit days. Duty rates on certain trade corridors have surged past 100%. Disruption is no longer an exception. It is the operating environment. 93% […]
Managing Empty Miles in Cross-Border Lanes: Balancing Inbound and Outbound Flow Between US & Mexico
For every truckload shipped southbound from the United States to Mexico, approximately three truckloads move northbound. That three-to-one imbalance is the defining structural challenge of cross-border freight — and it quietly inflates the rate of every load moving in both directions. Carriers running southbound into Mexico know their trucks will likely come back empty — […]