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During a detailed conversation with Nate Flannery, a Mexico City-based political risk analyst and journalist, a striking observation emerged. While looking across Mexican logistics corridors, one sees a place of frenetic activity and economic promise. Yet, truck drivers operating in these regions reveal a harrowing reality: they face daily threats, including kidnapping, violence, and extortion. One driver recounted the routine presence of armed, mask-wearing gunmen setting up roadblocks, stopping trucks, and sometimes hijacking cargo. Despite these dangers, many workers continue their jobs, embodying the resilience—and the peril—of Mexican commerce.