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An influx of illegal immigrants blocked the Gateway International Bridge in Brownsville, Texas early Tuesday, disrupting northbound traffic.

This week in Borderlands: Florida tomato growers want the U.S. to terminate a Mexico trade deal; a Texas border bridge is shut down temporarily by migrant crossings; Union Pacific will provide rail access to an Arizona industrial park; and Tesla issues a second recall for the electric Semi truck. The post Borderlands: Florida tomato growers want US to terminate Mexico trade deal appeared first on FreightWaves.

Texas has set up state-run checkpoints to stop and inspect random commercial vehicles coming from Mexico.

The U.S. and Canadian governments closed their borders to unvaccinated and partially vaccinated truck drivers in January, sparking protests across Canada.

The Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine mandate implemented by the U.S. has significantly impacted trucking at the southern border. Unvaccinated truckers coming from Mexico have been barred from [...]

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Vaccine mandate has varied impacts on Mexico cross-border trucking; Texas toll road truck traffic rises 57% year-over-year; Chinese ATV maker to build $152M plant in Mexico; and drug seizures surge at Texas-Mexico border.

Mexican drivers were protesting having to return empty tractor-trailers through the Colombia-Solidarity bridge 1,975 1 minute read The protestors said rerouting empty tractor-trailers to the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge cost them time and money. (Photo: FreightWaves Staff) Truck drivers in Mexico blocked northbound access to the World Trade Bridge border crossing into Laredo, Texas, for several hours Friday, according to Armando Taboada, assistant director of field operations at the U....