An emerging business strategy that drives cross-border delivery of goods from Mexico to the US continues to gain popularity, especially among those in the freight and logistics industry. This strategy, called nearshoring, brings manufactured products near the shores of the US where the consumers of these products reside, with the goal saving money, time, and unnecessary pressure related to freight.
Tri-National, Inc. (TNI), a cross-border logistics company that specializes in nearshoring, invested in new terminal facilities in San Antonio and Texarkana in Texas in its bid to bolster its cross-border shipping capabilities. Construction of a new facility is currently underway in San Antonio, which is expected to be completed by 2025. The terminal in Texarkana, on the other hand, underwent renovation and remodeling. It began operations on August 1.
According to TNI’s director of corporate business development and logistics Brad Colvin, the growing imports coming from Mexico are creating an imbalance of freight to and from the Texas-Mexico border. The investments in San Antonio and Texarkana seek to moderate the fluctuations caused by the freight imbalance. Colvin said the new terminals will prioritize the quick movement of goods through the border crossing points. The Texarkana terminal, for instance, facilitates cross-border shipping to and from many locations in South Texas in just one day, Colvin added.
