• September 30 - October 2, 2024
  • Inland Distribution
  • September 29 - October 1, 2025 | The Westin Chicago River North

Mike Burkhart

C.H. Robinson Worldwide

Vice President-Mexico and Canada

Mike Burkhart is Vice President for Mexico and Canada at C.H. Robinson. In this role, he leads logistics services with a focus on cross-border strategy and the 2 million+ cross-border shipments C.H. Robinson manages annually. Since Mike joined the company in 1996, he has been invested in the growth and development of the company’s business in Mexico and in North American cross-border services including transportation, customs brokerage and cross-dock operations. He has both lived and worked in Mexico and holds a master’s degree in international business from the University of San Diego.

Sessions With Mike Burkhart

Wednesday, 2 October

  • 01:50pm - 02:30pm (CST) / 02/oct/2024 06:50 pm - 02/oct/2024 07:30 pm

    Trucking IV: Mexico Trucking: Looking Beyond the Border

    Cross-border truck traffic between Mexico and the US is rising as nearshoring plans progress, and that’s putting pressure on border crossings as well as shippers, trucking companies and logistics providers on both sides of the border. This panel will examine how cross-border trucking is evolving under that pressure, when major crossing points can quickly become chokepoints. We’ll learn about challenges shippers face at major border crossings, how supply chains and services are changing to meet rising demand, and how shippers can better manage the flow of cross-border freight heading north and south. 

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