Dive Brief:
- XPO rolled out Mexico+, a significant expansion of its cross-border shipping offerings featuring upgraded capacity, coverage and technology, the LTL carrier announced last week.
- Thanks to its terminal acquisitions from bankrupt Yellow Corp., XPO boasts seven border crossing points and added capacity to handle more shipments. Mexico+ features a bilingual customer support desk, real-time shipment tracking and instant quote access.
- “XPO Mexico+ delivers an industry-leading network of border crossing points, expanded Mexico coverage and purpose-built technology,” CEO Mario Harik said in the announcement. “Our customers’ shipments arrive safely and on time, with door-to-door visibility.”
Dive Insight:
Cross-border shipping and other premium services have been a focus for XPO as it reopens its combined 2,000 doors of former Yellow terminals across the country.
In April, Harik previewed the cross-border expansion and other benefits of XPO’s Yellow $870 million in acquisitions.
“With a deeper presence in strategic markets, we are introducing new premium services and expanding our existing offerings, such as our cross-border service with Mexico,” he said in a statement at the time.
The Mexico+ program offers secure, Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism-certified service with broader coverage to 99% of postal codes in Mexico, according to XPO.
Other carriers also picked up Yellow’s old cross-border assets amid a growing nearshoring movement. Saia acquired a Laredo, Texas, terminal and announced a partnership with Fletes México. Estes Express Lines focused on the other border, strategically acquiring terminals to grow its cross-border capabilities for Canada freight.
In the announcement, Harik said Mexico+ was developed “in response to growing customer demand, as supply chains shift from overseas to North American production.”
