Cross-Border Shipping to Mexico Made Easy
Shipping between the U.S. and Mexico is complicated and presents a unique set of challenges. Additionally, there are the cargo security concerns that come along with cross-border shipping.
J.B. Hunt has been shipping freight across the border for more than 30 years. We have the industry experience and multimodal shipment solutions that make international shipping easier.
Keep reading to see how J.B. Hunt’s Mexico service offerings can bring value to your business!
What makes J.B. Hunt’s Mexico offerings different?
To make shipping cross-border as easy as possible, J.B. Hunt has dedicated bilingual teams within Mexico for commercial, operations and customer experience support. We have experienced and knowledgeable boots-on-the-ground support available to help customers navigate the shipment process. By leveraging our mode-neutral model, our people optimize routes to make sure their freight is moved in the fastest, most efficient manner possible – it’s all part of our Customer Value Delivery® methodology. And J.B. Hunt has access to multiple ramps to mitigate service disruptions.
“At J.B. Hunt, we take the time to listen to our customers and what they want from their logistics provider. We then use that to design shipping services that fit our customers’ needs. Our Mexico services are no different. Every piece of our Mexico service offerings – our multiple modes, long-standing relationships with carriers in Mexico and dedicated bilingual teams – was put into place to make international shipping easier and create added value for our customers.”
-Johnny Curiel, Vice President, Mexico Services
Our well-established security protocols provide peace of mind when shipping between the U.S. and Mexico. Here are just a few of the security measures J.B. Hunt takes to ship your freight as safely as possible:
- A thorough carrier vetting process
- Covert tracking devices when needed
- Mexico cargo insurance available upon request
- 24/7 specialized operations and security teams
- Tiered pricing and security protocols
- Corporate investigators that work with law enforcement
- A security team that has 80+ years of combined law enforcement experience
Seamless Service
J.B. Hunt’s suite of multimodal shipment solutions allows us to move your freight across the border efficiently with seamless service.
With J.B. Hunt, you get access to the largest company-owned private fleet of temperature-controlled and dry 53’ shipping containers – and a private chassis fleet to support those containers – so you always have the intermodal capacity you need. J.B. Hunt intermodal uses tracking-enabled containers for your peace of mind and has been recognized for service excellence.
Intermodal shipments have a more streamlined customs process as they have to be cleared before they reach the border. Clearing customs while the freight is still in Mexico mitigates the chance for delays. And J.B. Hunt intermodal makes cross-border shipping more efficient. Intermodal shipping reduces a shipment’s carbon footprint by 65% compared to highway.
When it is right for the customer, intermodal freight can easily be converted to highway freight and vice versa. Our highway services are available through most border crossing points and include dry van, refrigerated, LTL, flatbed and drop-and-hook capacity through our J.B. Hunt 360box® solution.
J.B. Hunt’s transloading service, housed in a 100,000 square foot warehouse in Laredo, Texas, provides you with even more flexibility and access to capacity. Transloading gives you the flexibility to ship either highway or rail and provides a seamless port, transload and domestic outbound move. This location also provides a direct opportunity for customers to grow their nearshoring operations, while continuing to support inbound and outbound cross-border traffic.
J.B. Hunt also works with industry peers to provide a best-in-class cross-border shipping experience for our customers. J.B. Hunt, BNSF Railway and GMXT, the largest rail provider in Mexico, worked together to create an intermodal service between Monterrey, Silao-Bajio and Pantaco-Mexico City regions, key markets in Northern and Central Mexico, through the Eagle Pass, Texas, border gateway. This service provides a more sustainable transportation option to move goods seamlessly across the border to and from Mexico with coast-to-coast access in the U.S. It is also one day faster than other services between Monterrey and Chicago. Check out what one of our customers had to say about the service:
“We are seeing more efficient transit times and variations to our network, enabling us to improve our service with additional inventory on hand and increased visibility – which helps us prioritize cargo movement to our regional distribution centers. We are seeing best-in-class, on-time deliveries across our supply chain, allowing us to constantly better our service to customers and direct store delivery network.”
-Multinational snack and beverage company
People You Trust
Shipping between Mexico and the U.S. can be challenging, but J.B. Hunt makes it easier. Our mode-neutral shipping model, 30 years of experience and well-established security practices give you peace of mind when shipping cross-border.
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