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laredo
Logistics New Laredo Rail Park Aims to Diversify Beyond Trucking at Busiest US-Mexico Border Gateway
The US Surface Transportation Board approved the Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway, a 2.6-mile short-line railroad within Kraus Development's Gateway Industrial Park in Laredo, Texas. Developers Kraus Development and Ironhorse Resources aim to create Laredo's first modern short-line rail-served industrial park, providing shippers a new option to transfer cargo between trucks and rail without leaving the region. Construction is expected to start within three to six months, with rail service beginning about a year later.
Logistics Laredo Summit Debates Driverless Freight Corridors and B-1 Trucker Alternatives for US-Mexico Cross-Border Trade
At the 9th Annual Modernization of Cross-Border Trade conference in Laredo, Texas, a panel debated two potential solutions to cross-border trucking challenges: a pilot program allowing U.S. truck drivers to deliver freight into Mexico, and a privately funded 165-mile driverless freight corridor linking Laredo and Monterrey. The discussions come amid regulatory and operational pressures, including the revocation of over 300 B-1 visas for Mexican drivers using the Colombia-Solidarity International Bridge.