Trinity Industries delivered 4,325 new railcars in the third quarter of the year, 13.9% below the company’s own projection.

Deliveries were 685 units below that expectation due to the closure of the U.S.–Mexico border by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). 

Increased state vehicle inspections led to truck traffic congestion. This situation negatively affected the company’s supply chain.

Additionally, ongoing congestion at the border, both for trains and trucks, disrupted Trinity Industries’ deliveries and supply chain operations.

On September 20, 2023, CBP suspended U.S.-bound cross-border rail traffic at Eagle Pass, Texas. This crossing is the primary route Trinity uses for railcar deliveries from its manufacturing facilities in Sabinas and Monclova, Mexico.

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This large volume of trade directly and indirectly supports millions of U.S. jobs. Mexico is the first, second or third largest destination for merchandise exports from more than 30 U.S. states.