By LM Staff ·
July 28, 2017
United States trade with its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico headed up 9.4% annually to $98.2 billion in May, for its seventh straight annual increase, according to the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
By John D. Schulz ·
June 14, 2017
Hearing pleas from the business lobby, as well as individual transportation companies such as UPS and FedEx, the Trump administration has backed off threats to unilaterally sever NAFTA.
By John D. Schulz ·
June 2, 2017
We take a deep dive into the 23-year-old NAFTA agreement, look at the impact it has made on logistics operations in the United States, Mexico and Canada, and then hear what the experts suggest Washington should—and should not—do.
By LM Staff ·
April 28, 2017
United States trade with its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico increased 2.9 percent to $86.5 billion on an annual basis in February, the most recent month for which data is available, according to the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
By LM Staff ·
February 24, 2017
United States trade with its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico rose 0.4 percent annually to $87.1 billion, according to data issued by the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), which was released this week.
By Jeff Berman ·
February 17, 2017
A House effort introduced this week looks to revamp key principles of NAFTA in the form of introduced legislation entitled a “Blueprint for America’s New Trade Policy.”
By Jeff Berman ·
February 7, 2017
Last fall, I was scheduled to serve as a moderator for an industry conference. I always like playing this part, as it is a great networking tool, and I usually learn a bunch of stuff, all while getting some good branding in for Logistics Management.
By Jeff Berman ·
January 9, 2017
Although only a few more days remain until Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, there have been more than a few days since the election to ponder what happens next, when Trump’s campaign rhetoric and subsequently since the election Twitter speak, take up permanent resident in the oval office.
By LM Staff ·
January 6, 2017
United States trade with its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico fell 3.6 percent to $93.2 billion on an annual basis in October, according to data issued by the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
By Rosemary Coates ·
December 13, 2016
No matter what your political party, and even if NAFTA is modified or ended, all of the jobs are not likely to come back.
By LM Staff ·
November 30, 2016
This followed a 0.7 percent increase in August, which marks the only monthly increase going back to December 2014.
By Jeff Berman ·
November 22, 2016
While Trump’s election win has been viewed as a boon for big business, it was clear at last week’s RailTrends conference that tinkering with NAFTA could actually be bad for business.
By LM Staff ·
November 2, 2016
This slight increase snapped a stretch of annual declines for the total value of U.S.-NAFTA freight, going back to December 2014. And it comes off of July 2016’s $76.7, which stands as the lowest monthly amount going back to February 2011.
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By LM Staff ·
September 23, 2016
A special report on how and why Mexico has emerged as the new nearshore destination
By LM Staff ·
July 29, 2016
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported this week that that U.S. trade with its North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico fell 3.1 percent annually to $89.8 billion in May.