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scalable cross-border solutions include truckload, transloading, through-service, and customs brokerage. “Landstar has built a reputation as one of the safest, most secure, and reliable transportation providers in the industry,” Garza adds. As a CTPAT-certi ed company, Landstar is dedicated to upholding high security and compliance standards. Independent Landstar freight agents work directly with customers to create logistics solutions tailored to their speci c supply chain and transportation needs. INCREASING EFFICIENCIES Landstar’s U.S./Mexico Logistics Service Center, based in Laredo, Texas, is home to the region’s only 120-ton standalone bridge crane, which was speci cally designed to handle oversized and heavy freight. This streamlines the transloading process while minimizing the risk of damage during handling, even with complex shipments. What’s more, it’s operated at a Landstar-owned facility, which supports increased ef ciency. While they’re in transit, drivers can coordinate to have the crane prepared for oversized loads, cutting overall transload time and helping to avoid delays that are more likely when relying on third-party cranes. Clients from a range of industries, including modular construction, marine,
Hub Group’s extensive network of IoT devices and connections provide clients with unrivaled visibility to their supply chains. Automated monitoring and in- eld technology, including door sensors to track any unauthorized access, further safeguard clients’ data and products. This is available on both Hub Group and EASO equipment, further protecting shippers’ freight. The company’s online freight management platform, Hub Connect , leverages arti cial intelligence and machine learning, providing clients with 24/7 access to their networks, as well as the location of in-transit shipments. Among other capabilities, it provides a visual breakdown of shipment volume, mode, spend, and other data, so shippers can easily monitor them. Due to its thoroughly documented processes and scalable systems, Hub Group is able to support both small and large shippers, Hoffmeister says. Its employees focus on speci c verticals, developing expertise in the requirements, regulations, and trends impacting each. By helping one client adjust its transportation modes and shipping processes when moving goods from Mexico to the United States, EASO helped it slash its transportation spending by about $8 million, Anchustegui says. “Nobody else has an intermodal infrastructure like us in Mexico,” he says. “And now combined with Hub Group, we offer a robust cross-border end-to-end solution, tailored to solve our clients’ challenges, no matter what part of the country they need to reach.” DESIGNED TO RESPOND, BUILT TO DELIVER For more than 25 years, Landstar has provided comprehensive, end-to- end cross-border solutions at all major gateways between the United States and Mexico. “Our network extends across North America and includes more than 78,000 carriers, 270 interchange agreements, and 1,000 independent agents,” says Garza, the vice president of Mexico Cross-Border Services. Landstar’s
and heavy equipment choose Landstar for its distinguished reputation, quality service, and specialized solutions for heavy haul freight at the border. Landstar worked with one customer to streamline its import processes through Laredo, and cut warehousing and distribution expenses. Prior to partnering with Landstar, the company had been importing its products into the United States from Mexico and storing them in a warehouse, where they were distributed to the end user. The company was dealing with numerous parties, including carriers and customs brokers in both Mexico and the United States, as well as the distribution warehouse in Laredo. As a result, they were struggling to meet delivery commitments to their U.S. customers, Garza says. Landstar offered a one-stop solution for U.S. and Mexico transportation, eliminating the need for a third-party distribution center in Laredo. Instead, Landstar was able to transload the shipments once they crossed the border and coordinate nal delivery to the company’s customers through a BCO (Landstar’s term for independent owner- operators leased to Landstar). Now, the cargo often ships from Laredo the same day it arrives from Mexico.
Providing cross-border logistics and warehouse solutions, Sunset Transportation recently opened facilities in Laredo, Texas, and Queretaro, Mexico.
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