Fewer direct, all-cargo flights from China to Mexico and more ocean shipping delays during the pandemic have boosted fortunes of cross-border trucking, reports New York's FreightWaves.
'Since our cargo is not cleared at the border, it basically slingshots the cargo across the border, avoiding all the delays, costs and shortages of customs officers,' Mexpress Transportation president Carolos Duron.
Mexpress' expedited road feeder service to and from Mexico has more than doubled in volume and revenue during the past two years, according to its executives.
Taiwan forwarding giant Dimerco, recently began offering the multimodal option to suppliers shipping high-value components to manufacturing plants in Mexico after a successful project supporting 15 automotive vendors in late 2021.
The new Air + Road service enables businesses to ship door to door in six to eight days as a substitute for very limited direct freighter service.
Transshipping Asian exports in the us increases transit time by two or three days compared to direct flights to Mexico but is 30 to 40 per cent cheaper than air only, according to Dimerco.
Passenger service from southern China to Mexico has been very limited since the Covid crisis disrupted international travel. More recently, scheduled freighter services disappeared. The passenger flights are unable to load the largest pallets or heavy, over-dimensional shipments and have limited space for freight.
Mexpress, based in Santa Clarita, California, operates like an airline across the US border because air freight capacity to Mexico is scarce and truck pricing is more competitive.
It is the only motor carrier with special permission to bypass Mexican Customs at the border and carry less-than-truckload freight, said CEO Michael Gamel.
Logistics companies take advantage of customs rules on both sides of the border to maximise transshipment benefits. Mexico, for example, has an option to clear the cargo as air cargo even if it crosses the border by road.
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'Since our cargo is not cleared at the border, it basically slingshots the cargo across the border, avoiding all the delays, costs and shortages of customs officers,' Mexpress Transportation president Carolos Duron.
Mexpress' expedited road feeder service to and from Mexico has more than doubled in volume and revenue during the past two years, according to its executives.
Taiwan forwarding giant Dimerco, recently began offering the multimodal option to suppliers shipping high-value components to manufacturing plants in Mexico after a successful project supporting 15 automotive vendors in late 2021.
The new Air + Road service enables businesses to ship door to door in six to eight days as a substitute for very limited direct freighter service.
Transshipping Asian exports in the us increases transit time by two or three days compared to direct flights to Mexico but is 30 to 40 per cent cheaper than air only, according to Dimerco.
Passenger service from southern China to Mexico has been very limited since the Covid crisis disrupted international travel. More recently, scheduled freighter services disappeared. The passenger flights are unable to load the largest pallets or heavy, over-dimensional shipments and have limited space for freight.
Mexpress, based in Santa Clarita, California, operates like an airline across the US border because air freight capacity to Mexico is scarce and truck pricing is more competitive.
It is the only motor carrier with special permission to bypass Mexican Customs at the border and carry less-than-truckload freight, said CEO Michael Gamel.
Logistics companies take advantage of customs rules on both sides of the border to maximise transshipment benefits. Mexico, for example, has an option to clear the cargo as air cargo even if it crosses the border by road.
SeaNews Turkey