— Serving Clients Nationwide Since 1979 —
Orange Commercial Credit works with trucking, staffing,
and manufacturing companies in the Laredo area.
This page has local industry information for these sectors.
The summaries are based on publicly available information from the sources named under each section. They are not comprehensive and may not reflect the latest developments.
For the latest details, check the original sources directly.
TxDOT says more than six of every ten commercial trucks crossing the Texas-Mexico border in 2024 crossed in the Laredo region.
The same TxDOT Laredo Region fact sheet reported 3,358,578 northbound commercial vehicle crossings in 2024.
TxDOT says the World Trade Bridge is dedicated exclusively to commercial vehicles, while the Colombia Solidarity Bridge handles passenger and commercial vehicles.
TxDOT also says the CPKC Laredo International Rail Bridge and Laredo International Airport handle commercial freight.
For Laredo carriers working World Trade Bridge, Colombia Solidarity Bridge, CPKC rail freight, airport cargo, and I-35 border routes, fuel drafts, driver pay, insurance, and repair bills can still come due before the customer pays the invoice.
BLS reported Laredo metro nonfarm payroll employment at 115,200 in February 2026, preliminary and not seasonally adjusted.
Trade, transportation, and utilities employment reached 35,800 in February 2026.
Education and health services employment reached 19,500, while professional and business services employment reached 9,900.
Laredo EDC says the City of Laredo labor force was about 123,676 in 2024, with additional legal workers commuting daily from Mexico.
For Laredo staffing firms serving logistics, customs, healthcare, warehouse, cross-border trade, and business-service customers, more shifts can mean more payroll, taxes, benefits, and timecard billing before the customer pays the invoice.
BLS reported Laredo metro manufacturing employment at 1,100 in February 2026, preliminary and not seasonally adjusted.
TxDOT said the Laredo POE processed $331.2 billion in 2024 trade, accounting for 87.1% of total trade processed within the Laredo Region.
The same TxDOT fact sheet listed machinery and electrical products, transportation goods, metals, and plastics or rubbers among the region’s top import and export categories.
TxDOT also reported that 79.7% of Laredo Region exports and 77.7% of imports moved by truck in 2024.
For Laredo manufacturers and suppliers tied to machinery, transportation goods, metals, plastics, cross-border production, and bridge freight, materials, outside shop work, payroll, packaging, and delivery costs can come due before the customer pays the invoice.