Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week in Borderlands Mexico: Cargo theft falls, but attacks on truckers turn deadlier; Clarios opens $147M battery distribution center in Torreón; and Craters & Freighters Austin opens expanded logistics facility.
Cargo theft falls, but attacks on truckers turn deadlier
Cargo theft across Mexico continued to decline during the first five months of 2026, but trucking industry leaders say organized criminal groups are using increasingly violent tactics that have left at least 14 commercial drivers dead this year.
According to Mexico’s Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP), authorities opened 2,099 cargo theft investigations between January and May, down 21% from 2,653 investigations during the same period in 2025, reported Mexico Business News.
The total marks one of the country’s lowest cargo theft levels in recent years and extends a downward trend that began after 2019…