“Transportation is the thermometer of the country, an indicator of major changes.” For Enrique González, every word counts. He speaks not from theory, but from more than three decades of experience in the trucking sector, listening to clients, leading chambers, and participating in decisions that shape the sector’s direction.
He has experienced the trucking industry from the inside: understanding its challenges, leading its transformation, and always committed to its professionalization.
Originally from León, Guanajuato, he began his career at a very young age. He was just 17 years old when he began his first steps in the professional world, first in banking, transportation, and teaching.
“With my savings, I bought my first truck from a family business,” he told T21 with the calmness that reflects the transparency of his words.
Between 1988 and 1992, he taught at the Universidad Iberoamericana in León, covering subjects such as microeconomics, macroeconomics, financial planning, and currency and banking. Later, his career would lead him to transportation, a sector that inspired his passion.
In 1991, he and his brothers founded Express MG . They started in León, when not all roads were built and many deliveries required more ingenuity than infrastructure.
“When we first arrived, for example, one of the bridges in Ciudad del Carmen didn’t yet exist. Even so, the roads were still being built,” he explained.
The learning process was constant, and the environment was ever-changing. “One thing I like about transportation is that it’s constantly moving, constantly evolving,” he said.
That’s why, from his earliest years, Enrique understood that he had to adapt and become more professional to stay relevant.
But he didn’t stop there. The need to understand the sector as a whole led him to become involved with the National Chamber of Cargo Transportation (Canacar) in 2009 as a delegate in León, and later as vice president (2013-2018) and national president from 2018 to 2021.
“I said I was going to be a delegate for a year… actually, until 2021, when my term ended,” he commented.
He also served as vice president of the Confederation of Industrial Chambers ( Concamin) and chaired the Finance Commission, where he strengthened his ties with transportation users and reaffirmed an idea he’s heard time and again: the trucking sector inspires admiration when it demonstrates it can continue to professionalize, modernize, and achieve global quality standards. That consistency, he said, inspires confidence.
For Enrique González, being a truck driver isn’t just about having trucks. “A big company isn’t one that has one truck. A big company is one that’s organized and has a vision for growth,” he explained.
Since October 2017, Enrique has also led the Guanajuato Logistics and Mobility Cluster (CLYMGTO) , a platform that brings together freight transport companies, shipowners, distributors, customs brokers, insurers, and consultants.
“Here, unlike a national chamber, what we seek is to strengthen and optimize as a sector,” he explained.
From this perspective, with his eyes on the future of the industry, he found in education a tangible way to transform the sector.
In collaboration with the Universidad Iberoamericana, the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) , the Ministry of Economic Development , and international organizations, he promoted the creation of diploma programs aimed at executives, business owners, and decision-makers in the trucking industry. He summarizes it clearly:
“And what are we going to achieve? Now, it’s true, because either the owners of the company graduate, or the children of the owners graduate, or their executives graduate ,” he emphasized, making clear the importance of professionalizing the trucking industry.
The sessions combine theory, company visits, and practical methodologies, guided by higher education instructors. “Many people told me what a great class it was ,” he said, proud to see how the participants not only learned but also engaged.
This training effort not only seeks to improve individual training but also opens doors to the entire sector: the diplomas have curricular value and have begun to be considered for certification processes, audits, and even access to new clients.
He speaks of the Bajío region as an interconnected region, where states share auto parts, agricultural products, and talent. That’s why he emphasizes the importance of working in a coordinated manner: “We have to work in a highly organized way with all the logistical players to be efficient ,” he asserted.
And if there’s one thing he’s learned over the years, it’s that transportation has never stopped changing. He explained that the COVID-19 pandemic marked a turning point. Last-mile delivery, consolidated logistics, and digitalization became part of everyday life.
“Transportation never disappears. It just changes,” González emphasized.
Despite his busy schedule, Enrique González doesn’t neglect his personal life. “We live in León, we eat at home every day,” he said matter-of-factly, expressing the importance of quality time with his family.
He has three children and a partner who shares his passion for travel. Although each of them took their own path, all of them, in some way, ended up connected to transportation.
“I never forced any of my children to go into transportation,” he emphasized. But the example ultimately set the course.
During his presidency at Canacar , he was recognized among the 100 most influential leaders in the sector by T21, as well as receiving various recognitions from companies and chambers .
However, what Enrique values most isn’t the titles or the accolades, but the bonds he’s built along the way. For him, having lifelong friends is what truly brings him satisfaction.
And while he speaks with the calm voice of someone who has come a long way, he never stops looking ahead. When asked how he would like to be remembered, he says it bluntly: “I hope to be remembered for being consistent between what I do and what I say . “
A phrase that sums up his personality: direct, committed, and, above all, present.
And if he had to sum it up in one word, he would have no doubt: “Passionate . ”
Throughout the interview, that passion shines through in every answer. Enrique González doesn’t sell himself as a perfect leader. He talks about mistakes, lessons learned, alliances, and setbacks with the calm of someone who has been through the good times and bad in the sector. Someone who not only knows where transportation is going, but also why it can never stop.
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