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The Chicago-based logistics platform has seen significant growth, reporting a 77% year-over-year increase in cross-border business from shippers and more than 2,000 daily shipments.

The startup firm, which quietly launched its load board on April 1, publicly announced the product on Sept. 23 with more than 50 logistics customers actively using the platform.

The U.S. General Services Administration has approved a two-year, multimillion-dollar modernization effort at a border crossing between North Dakota and Canada.

Legislation meant to ensure border security staff remain at commercial ports of entry was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate.

Two new northbound truck lanes opened Nov. 15 at the Calexico East Land Port of Entry, where 453,000 commercial trucks cross into the U.S. from Mexico each year.

A Mexico border crossing in Texas for commercial truck traffic will reopen after six years starting Aug. 7 to provide an alternative to the Juarez-El Paso land ports of entry.

The increasing interest in nearshoring poses unique security considerations, including a higher likelihood of cargo thefts.

With U.S.-Canada border traffic volumes lower than before the pandemic at three entry ports in North Dakota and one in Idaho, federal officials have temporarily extended operating hours.

North American transborder truck freight in January jumped nearly 13% year-over-year, according to Bureau of Transportation Statistics figures released March 22.

WASHINGTON — Nearly three years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, global supply chains and international ocean carriers have seen cargo volumes return to pre-pandemic levels.