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The Bridge · #002 · April 2026
What's on the Trucks
Roughly 19,800 commercial trucks cross at Laredo every day. Split what they carry by direction and the integrated production system shows itself.
Exports, southboundHS chapterImports, northbound
$23.4B
MachineryHS 84
$64.9B
$17.4B
Vehicles and partsHS 87
$56.6B
$18.3B
Electrical equipmentHS 85
$36.3B
$10.2B
PlasticsHS 39
$4.0B
$3.1B
Optical and medicalHS 90
$3.9B
$3.6B
Iron and steelHS 72
$3.3B
$6.2B
Mineral fuelsHS 27
under $0.1B
under $0.1B
FurnitureHS 94
$5.5B
$2.2B
RubberHS 40
$3.1B
$3.3B
MeatHS 02
$1.8B
under $0.1B
Precious metalsHS 71
$4.0B
$3.2B
AircraftHS 88
under $0.1B
under $0.1B
BeveragesHS 22
$3.1B
$2.2B
AluminumHS 76
$0.9B
Point at a row for its total, its share of Laredo's trade, and which way it leans.
What the chart says
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, USA Trade Online (Port 2304, HS chapters, trade with Mexico, 2025). Read “Close to a Billion a Day, Two Bridges” on The Bridge →
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Close to a Billion a Day, Two Bridges
ChartWhere It CrossesThe compression: $873B → $548B → $354BYou're hereWhat's on the Trucks$354B by commodity with export/import toggleChartIf Laredo Were a CountryGlobal ranking: between Austria and Hungary
Cite this chart
Covarrubias, D. (2026). What's on the Trucks. The Bridge #002, "Close to a Billion a Day, Two Bridges". Daniel Covarrubias Labs. https://labs.drdanielcovarrubias.com/charts/bridge-002/commodities.