VOLATILITY IN CROSS-BORDER LOGISTICS
While core industries such as automotive and agriculture remain the primary drivers of cross-border activity, nearshoring activity has also begun to impact freight volumes between the three countries, as U.S. businesses continue to decouple from China and relocate assets closer to home. Yet, this surge of demand is being tempered by a wave of uncertainty among business leaders and decision-makers, as rapidly shifting tariff mandates, language proficiency mandates for drivers, evolving visa requirements, rising cargo theft and other factors make it extremely difficult to properly plan for the future. In the face of this uncertainty, cargo owners must also deal with chronic border congestion — an issue that is further compounded by a three-to-one imbalance in trailer flows, as significantly more shipments enter the U.S. than leave it. Navigating this level of volatility requires that shippers work with highly experienced brokers and carriers that understand how to manage changing conditions and processes for safe and successful border crossings.
“The issue of the uncertainty is keeping people from actually being aggressive because they don’t know what tomorrow’s going to be. So, how can you really make a big change today when tomorrow could be totally different than what you’re expecting?” ED HABE Vice President of Mexico Sales for Averitt
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