The Logistics Hub Where Almost $1 Billion of Products Pass Through Daily | WSJ 

4:31 15,000 trucks is equivalent to about 200 locomotives for a 4 locomotive train hauling 300 cars 50 times. What we need to do is lower our reliance on semis and instead invest more in freight by rail.

That businessman who saw regionalization and nearshoring and invested in it, I wonder how he managed to see that 10 years ago.

The skyline and mountains around Monterrey look really cool.

Seems like a great place to put these trailers on trains and handle last mile via truck

I went to Laredo about 10 years ago. Remember thinking this place is going to be one of the most important cities in the future. Let's help our friends in the south, win win for both US and Mexico.

Mexico should focus on manufacturing and take advantage of its neighbour. This will help the people improve their standard of living.

Neo Laredoan here, born just south of the border. These twin cities (Nuevo Laredo and Laredo) always have had a very strong international trade background. Most of the people work in the industry (as a truckers, brokers, warehouse personnel, etc.) Its nice to see the eyes of the world finally looking this way. Althoug billions of dollars pass thru this cities, none stay. Hopefully with the increase on trade the investment and development of the region grows, as life in Los Dos Laredos can be pretty stale sometimes. Well, at least once you get used to the shootings

Now that north america is nearshoring / friendshoring to Mexico i hope it improves the quality of life to the locals. And the government cracks down harder on the cartels.

I'd rather send money to Mexico than the Chinese government.

why not build a dedicated freight corridor? (rail)

Mexico is America's future and it's a beautiful one. Yes it has high crime but China's wages have skyrocketed in recent years and now it is cheaper and more reliable to move American manufacturing to Mexico than to keep it in China. Mexico's manufacturing abilities are getting better and better. Its ability to make more advanced, higher end products has grown a lot. I love this. I'm not saying America should ship all its manufacturing to Mexico. I just want to see more of what is already outside of the US moved to Mexico if it's not coming back into America itself. That would help bring down crime and reduce poverty. That could reduce illegal immigration and improve American supply chains for regular businesses and national security. Mexico already relies on American oil. I hope the American government and individual Americans invest more in Latin America in general and people realize we can be pro America and pro south of the border at the same time. Also, speaking of investment, Mercado Libre is an amazing investment opportunity for years to come. I've made several thousand in the last 12 months from it. It's a kind of like the Amazon digital marketplace of South America. It's dominating Brazil but headquartered in Argentina.

Great video. Didn't realize Laredo was such an important trade route. Would be awesome to see Mexico become the next China in manufacturing, creating millions of jobs for Mexico, and lifting up the Mexican middle class. Everyone benefits the US, Mexico, and workers in both countries.

If Mexico and the US fix its crime issues, it should be paradise on earth.

There is another reason for it is that Products made in Mexico are covered by USMCA outside of that area you will have to pay tariffs

I live in Monterrey (Mexico) and I am very proud of all this

It is vital for the US to fortify its links with Mexico and the rest of Latin America. Mexico should be a key partner given its proximity. Mutual growth.

8 more truck lanes and only 1 rail line? Why isn’t more of this cargo moving by rail? The emissions must be insane.

Tell the animator that I appreciated the little cable swing on that container crane

China still owns many of the manufacturing plants in Mexico and most of the parts for these products are still manufactured in China. China seems to have found an angle to circumvent the tariffs. Pretty smart

One of those times when the news coming out of Mexico is positive and not about cartels and violence

I see this as a win for everyone. Mexico gets potentially tens of thousands of jobs while the USA gets a much more secure and friendly supply line

such a great job covering so much detail in a concise video! Never heard of Laredo before. Also loved some of these video and drone shots that they got

Nearshoring is a common practice for many large corporations. It cuts costs and limits the time and resources exhausted in transportation costs.

Kinda upsets me that frieght rail was just an aftertought here. With this much manufacturing, you need trains

I truly loved my stay in Laredo for 4 years! It is the most compact city with everything within a short drive but not congested except in the downtown area. Catholic churches are in every districts & corner. Religious catholic traditions still in practice here. They planned open parks & spaces including casa blanca state park. Lots of cyclists here. There are lots of gyms & indoor entertainment. This is a legit boomtown with an international airport. A solar energy field is being built. Grocery prices are the lowest in the whole US! Very active Social services. Sports, concerts & arts (including theater) are very alive, even the night life! Sister city festival & george washington weeklong celebration. School bands & beauty queens are a pride also if if this city. TAMIU university is a beautiful campus. Big library facilities in almost all districts. Because of big money inflows, covert corruption is being exposed in every news. Due also to a large volume of trucks, there are high chances that your car's windshield will be hit by a flying rock.

Trains, build more trains..

Congratulations, excellent economic news between Mexico and USA, Laredo it's the winner.

Man, a bunch of trucks going one way. Should build a train track

It’s crazy how the city is so underdeveloped lol

I’m really optimistic at where the US-MX relationship is going given the explosion in trade and industrial integration. A more developed and integrated Mexico would be fantastic for both nations.

Texas is absolutely winning this century.

Laredo Texas proud

It's kinda weird seeing a video about the city you live in, and seeing the college you are taking classes at

Clarification: Tesla is not relocating, they are expanding. The factory in Shanghai is staying open to produce cars for China and countries nearby, the new factory in Mexico will be to produce their next generation vehicle that no one outside of the company has seen yet. That will allow them to more easily ship cars to South America, than they can from the United States.

A video of my city nice!

That's an ugly bottleneck on that highway. Of course widening it is the first thing Texas DOT thought of, instead of rail.

But a lot of raw material and basic components are still made in China,and many china company want to avoid trade tariff to sell products in US, so in the short term the factories in Mexico just play the role for final assembling.

The warehouse district along I10 between Katy and Brookshire west of Houston has exploded in last 10 years.

min 1:42 global to regional. yeah!

They should build a train line to mexico

I didn't know we were nearshoring more. We might need the upgrade the highway infrastructure to move all those trucks

My home town!!

They are working on adding another international rail linecrossing right next to the existing one. This kind of thing takes forever but it's in the works.

Wooo!!! all those bricks crossing the border !!!

My hometown🥰

Good jobs

My hometown Laredo , Texas TAMIU is my college too.

Ayyyyy where’s my Laredo family at? ✨

Lessgoo Mexico 💪🏻

Laredo is the 10th biggest city in Texas. Why would you call it tiny?

I call it home now..

BIG BUSINESS!!!

There are too many trucks in Laredo. Laredo, TX needs special or unique road conditions to accommodate the 15:1 truck to car ratio on a daily basis

@3:30 "throughout the United States..." goes right into Canada haha

They forgot to mention the Santa Teresa Crossing in New Mexico. This is also important since in 2022 Texas shut down the border and forced every truck to be inspected, thus resulting in alot of delays and food to rot. This crossing gives mexico leverage in case texas starts their shenanigans again.

Laredo is a tiny city? "According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 255,205, making it the 11th-most populous city in Texas and third-most populated U.S. city on the Mexican border, after San Diego, California and El Paso, Texas."

This will totally not spark any criminal thoughts about camping in that town waiting for trucks to pass by, definitely wouldn't happen...

Those images just tell me the issue is not having trains.

what would be even better is a canal from the sea of cortez too the salton sea .

that is why they should open all the closes border railway corridors and add highways like I-11 and ....

AT 6:02 to 6:10 time frame, the wareshouse developer said electronics go back and forth, 5 to 6 times, the finished products will be ready for the consumers, then it is not really efficiently at all.

Focus on crossing El Paso TX and Santa Teresa New Mexico international ports. El Paso have I-10, I-25 and El Paso International Airport.

Expect many more Quiktrip gas stations in Laredo, Tx.

6:20 what goods?

Laredoan checking in

Looks like a giant conveyor belt would do more good than trucks. lol

Live in laredo and get excited when we get recognition 😂

One more lane! One more lane! One more lane!

I'm looking forward to all the influx of money to my home city (Monterrey)

I live on the border city of El Paso Texas, the infrastructure is being built in the city to handle the large influx of products that will come from Mexico. Warehouses are being built in a crazy amount to store products as they pass the border and prepare for shipment. The federal government also plans on building a new border bridge strictly for trucks to cross over.

@1:05 college professors everybody, what would we do without their infinite wisdom😂

Go 2304! IH35 needs an upgrade. 4 lanes all the way to Canada and double rail mainline to San Antonio and Houston

let's say $2B when adding the illegal goods

Tiny city? Bruh, there’s 250+ thousand people in that city. Nothing tiny about that.

Viva México. I wish to see more manufacturing in central America as well. It will ease the large number of migrants. Lack of jobs in the south is directly correlated to the large number of migrants in USA

The graph at 2:20 is misleading

These warehouses are filled up because people aren't buying things. People aren't buying things because many of us are still paycheck to paycheck and only buying the essentials.. But companies don't want to hear any sort of wage growth.

How about trains?

They really should just build a railroad to San Antonio, Austin or DFW... and to Houston for the east coast...

And they have all these jeeps too

Laredo residents suffer because this is priority here. Factories, paving and demolition of natural land to accommodate for this. Tractor trailers have hardly any limitations on where to drive. Thus making roads extremely uneven and dangerous. Insurance, housing and food is extremely high there. The city residents get nothing. Employees get paid very little and residents practically need to beg for any improvements of city development. Historical buildings are left to crumble and the city doesn’t invest a penny.

The Texas infrastructure is getting nervous, and so am I with my daily commute

Laredo is also a major gateway for drug smuggling! Everything from pot to fentanyl and everything in between. The only reason to move American companies from the US to Mexico is the lower cost of wages and lack of unions. There is no such thing as OSHA in Mexico. I will bet you that for every 100 trucks that cross through Laredo one truck loaded with drugs gets through, not to mention the automobile and foot traffic that carries drugs.

Why not have railway instead of all these trucks?? Isn't that more economical and environmentally friendly.

the video is about freight and the sign to loredo has boxing world champions and i was like what is that like fasted to box stuff and im an idiot

Yes, “Products”

This biggest organization doing trade was not mentioned in this video?!?!?

Just build baybe!!!

Laredo 956!

Wow my city on the map

Laredo es una chingonada

Love the idea of replacing Made in China with Made in Mexico!

That's not true it is and will always be cheaper to move goods by water. Lerado will not be the busiest nor biggest us port

hm... I wonder if any of those trucks have drugs in 'em. hahaha

Does this freight include people too? Inquiring minds want to know.

Probably also fentanyl?

Laredo is becoming a major landport and they are not even expanding the bridge.

🎵 As I walked out in the streets of Laredo As I walked out in Laredo one day...

They should make this a train station

I'd rather give business to our neighbors, not across the world.