"Celadon's competitors - P.A.M., Schneider, Landstar - those kinds of big guys are probably going to absorb a lot of that volume as well. Jesus Alvarez, head of carrier sales for digital freight marketplace Fr8Hub, agreed that clients might want to consider new strategies - long-term strategies - when planning for cross-border shipments. "Working with brokers can provide shippers with options you are not tied to one carrier." "Usually, when a customer works with just one carrier, they are at the mercy of that carrier," Ryley said. Ryley added that Celadon's closing could give 3PL providers specializing in cross-border freight a chance for growth. "Celadon's closure is going to lead to a vacuum for a couple of months, like when Covenant and other companies pulled out of Mexico." "In Laredo, I feel like there is an opportunity for another big carrier to step up," Ryley said. Schneider National and Werner Enterprises are other TL carriers with cross-border operations, and Landstar System and Charger Logistics also have meaningful cross-border TL exposure. Transportation Services with 1,557 trucks. With more than 2,300 trucks, CFI is now the largest remaining TL cross-border operation, followed by P.A.M. Troy Ryley, president of Redwood Mexico at Redwood Logistics, a third-party logistics (3PL) provider based in Chicago, said Celadon's closing could provide opportunities for another major carrier. (NASDAQ: CVTI) and US Xpress Enterprises (NYSE: USX) also exited the U.S.-Mexico cross-border market this year. The company was a dominant carrier on the Interstate 35 corridor, running freight from Laredo, Texas, to the Midwest, with a large concentration in the automotive sector.Ĭovenant Transportation Group Inc. 9, was one of the largest north-south TL carriers, with a fleet of around 2,700 trucks.