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Nearshoring: What does it mean for trucking?

July 12, 2024

How is nearshoring reshaping U.S. trucking amidst an ongoing freight recession? Will the industry find long-term benefits? Industry Week's Production Pulse examines how nearshoring is changing supply chains.

Kevin Jones

As the U.S. trucking industry grapples with an ongoing freight recession, nearshoring has offered some hope for the industry that moves more than 70% of goods across North America.

Imports from Mexico by truck peaked during ocean-related supply chain problems during the Covid-19 pandemic but continue a more than decade trend as more manufacturers focus on moving production back to North America.

Truck border crossings between Mexico and the U.S. have consistently increased over the past year. After the pandemic-era shipping struggles upended cross-ocean supply chains, more manufacturers moved production to North America. While nearshoring isn’t yet a game-changer for U.S. trucking fleets, analysts expect the growing momentum and revised supply chains will pay off this industry down the road.

Kevin Jones, FleetOwner's editorial director, joins Endeavor Business Media affiliate Industry Week's Production Pulse video chat to discuss nearshoring and share his thoughts on its impact on U.S. trucking.

About the Author

Kevin Jones | Editor

Kevin has served as editor-in-chief of Trailer/Body Builders magazine since 2017—just the third editor in the magazine’s 60 years. He is also editorial director for Endeavor Business Media’s Commercial Vehicle group, which includes FleetOwner, Bulk Transporter, Refrigerated Transporter, American Trucker, and Fleet Maintenance magazines and websites.

Working from Beaufort, S.C., Kevin has covered trucking and manufacturing for nearly 20 years. His writing and commentary about the trucking industry and, previously, business and government, has been recognized with numerous state, regional, and national journalism awards.