The United States Department of Transport announced this week a new Mexico - United States border crossing aimed at making it easier for US based freight operators to operate within Mexico.

The crossing point at Yuma Arizona will allow US freight operators to travel into Mexico to make deliveries and pick-ups, enabling those operators  to compete in Mexico’s growing markets and take advantage of new business opportunities

It is expected that local Arizona businesses as well as operators across the country to benefit from the increased trade resulting from the new border crossing.

US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, in announcing the new border crossing said that “Truckers from Peoria to Portland now have an opportunity to benefit from the multi-billion dollar cross-border shipping industry, American workers and American businesses stand to profit every time a truck brings goods across our border.

Secretary Peters also touched on the effect the border crossing would have on  local opportunities, saying that “Families and businesses in places like this (Yuma) see competition and trade as a path to opportunity, and a road to success.”  “They’ve seen the benefits of increased commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, including some of the $332 billion in shipments that cross our shared border every year.

Source: US Department of Transport

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