Just an outside the box idea...I know Im a lil crazy

Swift has a division called TransMex that runs direct from Mexico to all 48. I see them often in Texas and have seen them as far north as Iowa.

I remember looking it up and they had some kind of authority issued by FMCSA to haul from Mexico to all 48. I’d assume it’d be easier for a US carrier to get authority to do the same.

 

Well the thing is if you could figure it out, it would be a nice sweet corner of the market you would most likely have all to yourself.... Although as a white man, Mexico is not a place u want to be doing business in... Theres a lot of crooked #### that goes on there and i wouldnt be surprised if the cartel had a big hand in the produce markets out of there.... They may also have a hand in business that gets trucks across the border... Just speculating here... I would not ever do any business in mexico, it is bad enough going there in a personal car.

 

Avocados & Limes I think it was. They run a pay us and we won't torch your field/kill you/your family/other nasty things scheme. Basically the same #### the mob used to do with booze, tobacco, etc. Just nobody really cares here in the states. An Mexico as you mentioned can be pretty crooked.

I remember reading about it last year. Popped up on my newsfeed. Here's a couple articles from last year.

Avocados, limes and peaches: cartel violence kills harvests

How the Avocado Became Key to Mexican Drug Cartel Turf War

I like Mexico and it's people, shame they have all these issues with the Cartels, Government, etc.

Good luck.

Sirscrapntruckalot -

 

Iirc, this is done through the agreement we have with Mexico on how to move produce.

 

Most of the produce out of MX is shipped bulk to the warehouse and then split to individual orders to the DC's.
Very little goes direct to the DC's

 

I hear some trucking companies in Mexico bullet proof their trucks and reinforce their front ends to be able to ram into multiple cars and keep going. Might be BS but I’ve heard that the cartels often try to steal trucks and their cargo with no certainty of what’s going to happen to the driver. I would guess that stuff goes on when you’re very deep into no man’s land. Honestly I think you’re better off letting someone from the area that knows where it’s ok and not ok to go.

 

You ever wonder why they take, say 4 mixers to one place instead of three straight loads and one mixers?
Because trucks break down, reefers go down, drivers screw off. Prevents a complete shortage of a product.