Adrián Cárdenas, founding partner of the transport company, said that they are considering developing a cross-border transport company , in order to have a greater participation with their clients who travel to that country.

“It is different to offer a transport solution using a commercial partner than to offer it ourselves so that the box can cross in a timely manner,” he said in an interview with T21.

He explained that the analysis includes the possibility of using the same truck that starts from the points where they operate in Mexico , that crosses the border or “we are quoting border trucks, which are special, since it is a special configuration by the US authorities, so that it is only one crossing company and offers a better service and our partner takes it to the interior of the United States or Canada.

This new solution would provide savings in terms of increased crossing fees, as well as in time, he said.

He also commented that there are maquiladoras that are growing due to nearshoring in Bajío and Jalisco, “they have increased operations and production, and they are requesting more units from us,” he said.

He explained that they currently have a fleet of close to 700 Navistar , Freightliner and Scania units , however, due to the above, next year they will add between 60 and 70 new units, among which they are considering adding those from Foton .

“We are a company that has been awarded for the modernity of the transportation equipment we have, with equipment that is two to three years old, as required by the maquiladoras to provide this solution with the best units, and that always motivates us to be at the forefront,” he said.

He explained that offering services under different brands allows for lower operating costs and higher returns.

He said that of the 60 or 70 cargo vehicles, approximately 20 or 25 will be for renovation .

Adrián Cárdenas also announced that they are considering building new terminals in the south to provide greater service to this part of the country, as well as in Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez.

The company was created in 2003, with the vision of meeting the transportation needs of Jalisco for industries such as tequila, pharmaceuticals, maquiladora, electronics, among others. “That was the idea of ​​​​Transportes Innovativos, to grow and provide a transportation solution to all markets,” he said.

Currently, this company connects all of Mexico, with terminals in Laredo, Silao, Querétaro, Monterrey and Guadalajara, although plans include having a facility in Mexico City to further reach the southeast of the country. In addition, they also connect to the United States and Canada.

To these destinations, from Monterrey, Bajío and Guadalajara, they transport products from the automotive, electronic and maquiladora industries, as well as tequila.

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Recently appointed delegate of the National Chamber of Cargo Transportation (Canacar) in Jalisco, Alfredo Cárdenas, who is also president of Transportes Innovativos , explained in an interview with T21 that during his management as representative of transporters in the entity he will seek to work closely with the new generation of transportation entrepreneurs .

“We have the opportunity to combine experience with the youth of the new generations of transport entrepreneurs, which is why we invited them to work and continue the excellent work done by the delegates who preceded me,” explained Cárdenas.

The new Canacar delegate in Jalisco commented that at the moment approximately 80% of his associates are members of second and third generations of transporters , this is due to the vision they have of business and their willingness to learn from the generations that precede them.

“It will be very interesting for them to remain at the head of the companies, so it is necessary to prepare them not only in business, but also in approaches and dialogue with the authorities and with the industrial chambers to improve the auto transport,” he said.

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Regarding the issues that must be addressed by the Canacar delegation, the businessman indicated that one of the most important is to continue the professionalization of transport and to have a closer relationship with the training centers for male and female operators, “to try to mitigate the lack of operators a little and not have so many units stopped. Above all, to promote female operators, starting with Guadalajara, which is a region where they could be incorporated more easily due to the size of the units and the short routes.”

On the other hand, he explained that in the matter of theft from motor transport, Canacar will continue its relationship with the authorities, as it has done until now. “There is a General Strategic Coordination of Security in the state of which we are members, we are going to try to be more constant in the meetings to establish security methods, although we as transporters cannot end the insecurity of motor transport, we can propose strategies together with our clients and the authorities to confront it,” he affirmed.

The businessman also focused on the need to address the lack of specialized infrastructure for the transportation of goods and merchandise, especially in the state capital. “There is a lack of proper avenues for auto transport, whether macro peripherals or metropolitan circuits through which we can circulate. In addition, there is no surveillance and communication of security systems fails, so we have to work based on security coordination so that all problems are addressed,” he said.

Added to the above is the lack of signage, which leads operators who do not circulate very frequently in Guadalajara to fail to comply with traffic and time restrictions .

In this regard, he was emphatic in stating that joint work with the authorities is a priority to improve the conditions of the sector. “ Our job is also to inform foreign operators of the hours and routes on which they can circulate , through the other delegations of the chamber,” he commented.

Finally, on a personal level, Alfredo Cárdenas said that taking over the Canacar delegation in Jalisco has been a challenge, although it should be noted that the position is not foreign to him, since he was in this same place three decades ago. However, this time everything is very different.

“We didn’t have the insecurity we have now and we didn’t have the teams we have today, but currently there is more cooperation from the authorities in terms of dialogue so that we can do things together. But, above all, we have the advantage that the second and third generations of transporters bring other training, disposition and the tools to solve transportation problems. I hope that in the time I have I can hand over a delegation with trained people who can do things differently,” said the businessman who recently celebrated 50 years of dedicating himself to cargo transportation. If you want to know more about his story, click here .

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