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Mexican trucking group urges US to clarify B-1 visa revocations

Mexican trucking group urges US to clarify B-1 visa revocations

Why it matters: Inconsistent interpretations of cabotage rules could remove experienced drivers from cross-border operations, tighten available capacity and create additional uncertainty for manufacturers, carriers and shippers that depend on predictable U.S.-Mexico freight flows. Mexican trucking industry leaders are calling on U.S. border officials to establish clearer and more consistent rules governing B-1 visa revocations amid concerns that drivers are losing their ability to operate cross-border routes over alleged cabotage violations. Ismael Reyes de la Rosa, the National Chamber of Fre

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Uber Freight: US-Mexico capacity crunch could ‘get worse before it gets better’

Uber Freight: US-Mexico capacity crunch could ‘get worse before it gets better’

Why it matters: Rising U.S.-Mexico freight demand is colliding with a shrinking pool of B-1 drivers that could push trucking rates higher, lengthen border crossing delays and force shippers to rethink how they move freight through gateways such as Laredo, Texas. A shortage of B-1 visa drivers is tightening U.S.-Mexico trucking capacity and contributing to freight backlogs in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, as cross-border demand continues to grow, according to Uber Freight . Zeid Houssami, senior vice president at Uber Freight, said increased enforcement involving B-1 drivers has escalated since earlier

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