Cross-border

North American cross-border logistics

Three countries, two borders, one chain of accountability. That is how we move freight across North America.

North American trade does not move by country — it moves by corridor. A plant in the Bajío supplies a distribution centre in Texas; an Ontario supplier feeds an assembly line in Nuevo León. Those movements cross different customs regimes, change carriers once or twice, and depend on documentation being ready before the equipment reaches the bridge.

DCI Logistics LLC arranges those movements end to end. We are a licensed property broker: we secure capacity with authorized motor carriers, coordinate transfer and customs with the parties licensed to perform them, and hold the shipment as a single file from origin to final destination.

Where we operate

Map of North America showing DCI Logistics freight corridors Corridors linking Mexico, the United States and Canada, with border crossings highlighted at Laredo, Otay/Tijuana, Blaine and Detroit/Windsor.
DCI corridors Border crossing

Lanes

  • Mexico ↔ United States

    Mexico is the United States’ largest trading partner, and the overwhelming majority of that trade moves by truck. Almost none of it moves on a single trailer from origin to destination.

  • United States ↔ Canada

    Canada is not an afterthought on a North American network. It is the third leg, and shippers running Mexico and Canada out of the same programme are the ones who see the benefit of treating the continent as one operation.

  • Laredo, Texas

    Laredo is not a convenient place to put an office. It is where the freight is.

How we work the border

  • Planned, not survived

    The crossing is scheduled against the customs window and the dock appointment, not the other way round.

  • Documentation first

    Invoice, packing list, BOL and permits checked before the equipment is anywhere near the bridge.

  • The transfer has a time on it

    The equipment change is a scheduled event with someone accountable, not something that happens when the yard gets to it.

  • Escalation before the problem

    If something stops, you get the call and the options while there is still a decision to make.

How we operate

DCI Logistics LLC is a licensed property broker (USDOT 4303609 · MC-1676403). We arrange and coordinate transportation; the freight is physically transported by independent authorized motor carriers under their own operating authority and insurance.

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Cargo insurance — Mexico

Mexico shipments must be insured by the customer unless cargo insurance is arranged by DCI Logistics LLC at the customer’s express request.

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Frequently asked

  • What exactly does DCI do on a cross-border movement?

    We arrange and coordinate. We contract capacity with authorized motor carriers on each side, organise the transfer at the crossing, assemble and check the documentation, coordinate with the customs broker filing the entry, and hold status and accountability for the shipment as a whole.

  • Does DCI physically transport the freight?

    No. DCI Logistics LLC holds property broker authority, not motor carrier authority. The freight is physically transported by independent authorized motor carriers under their own operating authority, their own drivers and their own insurance.

  • Can you quote a lane that does not exist yet?

    Yes, and a good share of our work starts that way. Tell us the origin, destination, commodity, volume and timing, and we will come back with a view of how the lane should run — including whether consolidation makes sense, where to transfer, and which crossing to use.

Ready to move?

Send us the lane. We will come back with a plan.

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