Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Texas cargo theft falls, but organized crime grows; DP World taps Terry Donohoe to lead Mexico operations; and BNSF boosting capacity, efficiency at Winslow rail hub in Arizona. Texas cargo theft falls, but organized crime grows Cargo theft activity across Texas declined sharply in the first quarter, but the broader picture shows a freight market increasingly shaped by organized criminal networks targeting higher-value loads. Verisk’s CargoNet recorded 80 theft incidents in Texas in Q1 2026, down 22% from 102 a year earlier, signaling a pullback in opportunistic theft along key logistics corridors such as Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, according to a report released on Friday. That drop, however, doesn’t mean risk is easing for carriers and brokers. Across the U.S. and Canada, CargoNet logged 767 supply chain crime events in Q1, with estimated losses totaling $131.6 million, roughly flat year over year despite fewer incidents. Verisk CargoNet is a comprehensive cargo theft prevention and recovery network based in Jersey City, New Jersey. Texas losing ground as theft shifts to organized networks Texas has long been one of the country’s most active cargo theft markets, driven by dense freight flows and major distribution hubs. But CargoNet’s latest data suggests a shift away from traditional hot spots. “The types of opportunistic theft historically common in the Dallas–Fort Worth and Houston logistics corridors appear to be giving way to more targeted operations elsewhere,”…
