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Overweight corridors in South Texas facilitate efficient trade

Overweight corridors in South Texas facilitate efficient trade

MISSION — It’s no secret the Rio South Texas region plays an essential part in the North American supply chain. With four major interstate corridors carrying commercial trucks with raw materials, manufacturing components, and consumer goods between the United States, Mexico, and Canada anchored in the region, Rio South Texas is a key logistics hub.A traditional challenge in cross-border trade are divergent regulations between countries, for example truck weight limits. In the U.S., the standard weight limit for trucks is 80,000 pounds, but in Mexico, the weight limit extends beyond 120,000 pounds for some common truck types.Traditionally, when a truck ...

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