Losses mount for border industry as Texas truck inspections continue
by: Julian Resendiz
Posted: May 2, 2024 / 06:39 PM CDT
Updated: May 2, 2024 / 06:39 PM CDT
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Commercial trucks coming over from Mexico again moved at a snail’s pace as Texas Department of Public Safety enhanced inspections continued for a sixth consecutive day at the El Paso region’s largest commercial border crossing.
The average truck wait at the Ysleta port of entry was eight hours on Thursday – a far cry from the usual 50- to 80-minute crossing time. The wait time at the Santa Teresa (New Mexico) Port of Entry that has become an alternative was 140 minutes – about four times normal.
A Juarez truck driver talks on the phone as semis trying to get across into the United States are not moving at the Ysleta port of entry.
Mexican Chamber of Industry Board Member Thor Salayandia said the delays so far have cost the border industry $130 million to $135 million. That includes overtime pay for drivers, unfulfilled deliveries, and additional warehousing costs.
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