Last year, freight brokerage giant C.H. Robinson Worldwide unveiled a series of AI initiatives aimed at automating logistics management processes, including applications for responding to emailed quote requests from shippers and managing touchless appointments.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: US trade with Canada, Mexico hit $134B in January; Appliance maker announces $668M expansion in Mexico; LG Electronics plans $100M investment in Reynosa, Mexico; and Meyer Distributing opens a logistics facility in West Texas.Despite ongoing global trade turmoil, U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico rose a combined 8% year over year in January to $134.4 billion.Mexico was the top U.S. trade partner in January, with cross-border commerce increasing 7.8% year over year to $69.61 billion, while trade with Canada saw an 8.6% year-over-year gain to $64.8 billion.China was the third-ranked U.S. trade partner in January, totaling $51.5 billion, a 7.6% year-over-year increase.John F. Kennedy International Airport was the No