If you’ve ever moved freight between the U.S. and Mexico, you know it’s nothing like running a domestic shipping route, it's more like an orchestrated opera guided by an expert director. On paper, it might look like one continuous trip. In reality, it’s a chain of moving parts, customs clearance, carrier handoffs, bonded warehouses, and drayage coordination where one missed link can stall your entire supply chain.
The road isn’t always the hard part. The real challenges hide in the details: mismatched pickup times between U.S. and Mexican carriers, an incomplete commercial invoice, or a last-minute driver change that disrupts the drayage schedule. Any one of these can turn a one-day delay into a week of lost time, higher costs, and frustrated customers.
Every shipment must pass through multiple hands, systems, and regulations before it even reaches the road on the other side.
Without the right oversight, common problems include:
These aren’t rare accidents, they’re predictable pain points. Which means they can be prevented. The most successful cross-border shipping strategies aren’t built on reacting to issues. They anticipate them. At WTS, we map out every step before the first pallet is loaded, ensuring every partner in the chain is ready and aligned.
In cross-border freight, the handoff between U.S. and Mexican carriers is where many shipments stumble. We maintain long-term relationships with vetted carriers and drayage providers, which allows us to negotiate realistic schedules and coordinate last-mile delivery without guesswork. Reliable partners mean fewer surprises and faster problem-solving when something unexpected does happen.
If your current cross-border strategy is based on hoping it goes smoothly, you’re leaving both money and reliability on the table. WTS doesn’t just get your shipment over the border we get it there on time, in full, and without the headaches.
Looking to simplify your cross-border shipping? Let’s talk. Visit www.shipwts.com to learn how we can help