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In 2024, the Valley of Mexico experienced its highest-occurrence year due to ozone concentrations, with 14 during the entire cycle. In 2025, the first such event was recorded last February.

The United Nations Environment Programme reports that the transportation sector has contributed approximately 14% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with land transport being the largest emitter.

Understanding this reality, the project to incorporate electric tractor-trailers into the fleet serving Unilever began months ago , to supply one of its main clients.

The project saw the light of day when it became involved with Grupo Marva ( number 5 in the Top 100 of Autotransporte® ) which, together with its strategic partner, Deléctrica, incorporated the first fleet of electric tractor trucks that will serve Unilever to operate in the Valley of Mexico.

“Nationwide, we already have six charging facilities for electric tractor-trailers; the one closest to Unilever is the one we recently inaugurated,” said Lorena Martínez, general manager of Deléctrica, referring to the charging hub that features Huawei’s FusionCharge chargers with a capacity of up to 600 kW, allowing for the charging of 12 electric vehicles.

It is precisely at this facility, located within a range of just over five kilometers, that will be the charging point for the first five electric units that will serve Unilever at its distribution center.

Based on Unilever’s sustainability objectives, in Scope 1, which is direct emissions from fuel consumption, and Scope 2, which is emissions from purchased energy, the company aims to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) by 100% by 2030, based on 2015 indicators.

Meanwhile, in Scope 3, which refers to indirect emissions from the value chain, the GHG reduction target is set at 30.3% by 2030 based on 2020 levels.

The launch ceremony for this first fleet of electric tractor-trailer trucks with 53-foot dry vans was led by Leonardo Rubinato, Unilever’s Global Vice President of Logistics, Juan Arriegue, Director of Logistics for Unilever Mexico, Juana López, Project Leader for Unilever Mexico, and Wilmer Yepez, Head of Purchasing for Logistics Mexico.

Miguel Ángel Martínez, CEO of Grupo Marva, explained to Unilever executives that Marva continues to expand its charging infrastructure to meet customer demands, thereby expanding its route options for electric trucks. In addition to the facilities in the State of Mexico, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, and Salamanca, the Morelos region will soon be added.

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El cargo Unilever, Marva and Deléctrica promote decarbonization apareció primero en T21.

The Deléctrica company announced that they are working on a pilot project in the Monterrey-Laredo corridor to transport cargo to the border with the United States, both for import and export, through a hybrid model of auto transport units, although the strategy is to carry out all border crossings with 100% electric units.

Lorena Martínez, CEO of the company, explained that they have currently implemented this plan that is carried out on the Monterrey-Nuevo Laredo route, where their electric fleet is used on journeys of between 250 and 300 kilometers.

“It is a transfer from Monterrey to Nuevo Laredo, where we already have a charging station, and we are about to open our station in Nuevo Laredo in April of this year, so in this way we will ensure that this transfer is made using electric vehicles and once in the border area with Laredo, Texas, we will look for cross dock areas, where a transfer of the merchandise can be made and the rest of the journey can be made with internal combustion vehicles,” he explained.

Deléctrica has developed, in collaboration with Transprtes Marva (number 5 in the Top 100 of Autotransporte® ), various circuits for the incorporation of 100% electric tractor-trailers, in a strategy to promote decarbonisation.

Among the circuits already operated by Transportes Marva with this scheme is the one in the Valley of Mexico, where they offer the service with Ferrovalle for the movement of containers; in Puebla to serve the automotive sector, as well as in Aguascalientes and Morelos where they work with Nissan. The most recent is Guadalajara, according to information shared with T21.

During her participation in the panel entitled Charging Infrastructure for Heavy Transport: Challenges and Advances in North America within the North America Mobility Summit 2025 Latam Mobility, Lorena Martínez said that this is a transitional solution, since the final goal is to carry out cross-border crossings with 100% electric units.

He said that Marva currently has a fleet of 60 fully electric tractor-trailers with all the necessary specifications such as the connection protocol, which allows the free passage of this type of vehicle to another territory.

Last November, Marva announced that it had exceeded one million kilometers traveled with its fleet of electric tractor-trailers, which has been the result of aligning interests with clients such as Ford, Hapag-Lloyd, Amazon, P&G, Nissan and Mercado Libre, to promote green logistics.

It should be remembered that in 2023, Deléctrica installed the first charging hub for heavy equipment , located in Tultitlán, State of Mexico, which has dual chargers with a capacity of 150 kW each, giving it a total capacity of two megawatts (2 mW), and in which it invested two million dollars.

It currently has charging facilities in Puebla, Salamanca (Guanajuato), Aguascalientes and Monterrey (Nuevo León), and soon in Nuevo Laredo (Tamaulipas).

Lorena Martínez, who is also secretary of the Electromobility Commission of the National Chamber of Cargo Transportation (Canacar) , said that the industry requires having charging stations at key road points,  which are accessible and safe,

“Unfortunately, the industry is experiencing a security crisis, although there are obvious and tangible efforts in this regard, but today we are still in this crisis, and we cannot expect a carrier to seek to put its operator at risk, mainly, but also the vehicle and its load by placing it in recharging points that are subject to theft or any type of violence,” he said.

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NUEVO LAREDO, TAMPS.– In 1974, a group of businessmen from the border region of Nuevo Laredo had the initiative to create the Central de Servicios de Carga de Nuevo Laredo (CenSeCar) , as a unit for auto transport services and links with foreign trade.

This group of businessmen received authorization to operate the cargo center, but with the requirement of operating it along the entire border with the United States. Since then, the company has had a presence in all border states.

Prior to Mexico’s dynamism in foreign trade, with its entry into the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) and later NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), CenSeCar established services to support the linkage of auto transport through requests, bonds and manifests, and current challenges such as CFDI stamping, bill of lading, tag for crossing notices, among other services.

David Villarreal, president of CenSeCar, recalled during the celebration of its 50th anniversary that the organization has overcome various challenges and difficulties  that have served to add experiences and achieve growth.

Currently, CenSeCar has 57 partners, which together have more than 20 thousand transportation units. It is present along the border with the United States with offices in Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa and Matamoros (Tamaulipas), Piedras Negras (Coahuila), Ciudad Juárez (Chihuahua), Nogales (Sonora) and Tijuana (Baja California).

Ninfa Cantú, Secretary of Economy of the Government of Tamaulipas , recalled that in 1974 the word logistics was barely heard, and now CenSeCar has established itself as a pillar of logistics development and contributed to Nuevo Laredo being positioned as the most important border port in Latin America.

“Nuevo Laredo is an example of resilience, plays a strategic role and contributes to a more competitive border in the context of the USMCA,” said Ninfa Cantú.

Recognition of former presidents

As part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of CenSeCar, recognition was given to the presidents who have headed the organization since 1974.

• Roberto Quintanilla Soberanes (1974-1976)
• Victor Manuel Lozano Rendon (1976-1978 – 1989-1992)
• Sergio Montemayor Rodriguez (1979-1980)
• Achilles Garza Flores (1978-1979 – 1980-1987)
• Gonzalo Garza Rodriguez (1987-1989)
• Jose Manuel Suarez Lopez (1992-1994 – 1996-1999)
• Roberto Quintanilla Buendía (1994-1996 – 1999-2001 – 2018-2020)
• Luis Roberto Moreno Sesma (2002-2017)
• Carlos Luis Hinojosa Sanchez (2017-2018)
• Jorge Luis Lozano Guajardo (2020-2022)

In addition, David Villarreal took the opportunity to recognize entrepreneurs who have also been key to the development of CenSeCar, for which he thanked Oscar Hinojosa Martinez, Horacio Hinojosa Martinez, Ovidio Saldaña Garza, Alfredo Baena Quintanilla, Bruno Johnson Salinas, Rogelio Martinez Vargas, Jose Panfilo Gonzalez, “and many more men who we remember.”

The president of CenSeCar took advantage of the presence of Gerardo Alanís Espronseda, founder of Autotransportes Alanis , to thank him for his trust and the space to participate in this organization.

An award was also given to the founder of Transportes Marva , José Luis Martínez Vázquez, “for his effort, leadership and work for the benefit of society that has left its mark”, and the same was given to his son, Miguel Ángel Martínez Millán, current president of the National Chamber of Cargo Transport (Canacar).

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El cargo CenSeCar, half a century of promoting auto transport and foreign trade apareció primero en T21.