Carriers looking for a last stop before the state line want a yard that drains, a shop that fits their trucks and a building that can be in service before the next peak. That is the work we do in Anthony, where Interstate 10 crosses the New Mexico state line and trucks turn from the highway to staging areas and terminals.
Anthony sits on I-10 in the Upper Mesilla Valley, 24 miles south of Las Cruces and 18 miles north of the large border metro to the south. Exit 162 is NM 404, serving Anthony and Chaparral. New Mexico State Road 28 runs parallel to the Rio Grande through La Union, Anthony and Vado, tying the valley's farm communities into the same road network. For a carrier, a fleet maintainer or a distributor, that is access to the interstate within minutes and to the border crossings within a short drive.
The city's elevation is about 3,806 feet and its soils are river-valley soils, which means we plan for soft pockets, a shallow water table in some areas and irrigation features that cross parcels. Those facts decide the price of a truck court more than the building does, and we set them out early.
Our scope for carrier and fleet users includes the pavement, the building and the support systems. A maintenance shop with service bays needs floor drains, oil separation, a lift or pit design, overhead door heights for the longest cab and trailer, and ventilation sized for engines running indoors. We detail the slab with the bay layout, not as a plain floor.
For truck courts and trailer yards, we use a pavement section matched to the axle loads and turning movements, with concrete pads at stopping points and dolly pads where trailers park. Yard lighting, fencing and gate controls go in with the first utility trench to avoid cutting finished pavement.
Concrete is the largest part of a terminal job, and we plan it as a continuous operation: forms, reinforcement, placement, finishing, curing and jointing under one supervisor. Fast-moving crews with a consistent mix produce flatter slabs and fewer cold joints in summer heat, when the window between placing and finishing can shrink to minutes.
We pair that with earthwork and utilities so the subgrade is ready when the concrete arrives. When a general contractor splits these trades among several firms, the gaps between them tend to show up as cracked aprons and standing water, and we try to remove those gaps.
Terminal owners often also need dock aprons and loading zones and fencing and security integration, because cargo theft and gate control are practical concerns near the crossing. We coordinate cameras, access control and lighting with the electrical design so the owner's security vendor can commission the system on completion.
Chaparral is reached from the same I-10 exit by NM 404, and owners who need a site close to both communities often compare Chaparral and Anthony before choosing a parcel. The deciding items are usually utility service and frontage on a road that trucks can use without crossing residential streets.
Anthony's customers fall into three groups: carriers and 3PLs using the interstate, farm and packing operations along the valley road, and fleet operators who maintain vehicles near the state line. Our logistics and distribution clients tend to have the largest yard needs, while farm users along the valley road through La Union want a covered area, a cool room and a dock.
Because the community is near the state line, tenants often cross-ship between the two markets, and building clear heights and dock counts are decided around the shipment patterns that the tenant describes. We work from your actual load plan.
Frontage on an interstate exit means construction traffic shares the road with loaded trucks and fast-moving passenger vehicles. We submit a traffic control plan for any work in or near the right of way, set deceleration room for our own deliveries and keep a gate attendant on busy pour days. Material trucks wait off the road until the site is ready for them, not on the shoulder.
Inside the fence, the same logic applies to heavy equipment. Backing alarms, spotters and clear pedestrian routes are standard, and a daily briefing covers the day's pours, deliveries and lifts. In summer, the heat plan sets water, shade and cycle times by temperature, and concrete finishing crews rotate on a schedule so no one is working a hot slab for long stretches.
The largest drivers are the pavement area and thickness, the number of dock positions and the size of the electrical service. Heavy yard sections cost more per square foot than building floor sections, and the yard can be larger than the building. We show the owner the cost of each pavement section and the effect of reducing the yard to match the trailer count.
Underground utilities are the second driver. Where the road has no sewer or water main, extending service across the highway frontage can take a large share of a small project. Early utility will-serve letters from the providers keep that item from becoming a late shock.
Send us the trailer count, the vehicle types and the parcel. We will return a yard layout, a shop concept and a budget range.
Exit 162 is NM 404, which serves Anthony and Chaparral. State Road 28 runs through the valley to the west of the interstate and ties into the same road network.
The answer depends on axle loads, traffic counts, subgrade strength and whether you use concrete or asphalt. For loaded tractor-trailers that park and turn, concrete is common at stopping points and apron areas. We design the section after a soils report and your fleet data, not from a rule of thumb.
Yes. We coordinate the drain layout with the bay positions, specify the separator and connect it to the permitted discharge point, and verify local requirements for wastewater before pouring. Doing it later means cutting new slab.
Yes. We prepare a traffic control plan for any work near the right of way, stage deliveries so trucks do not queue on the shoulder and use flaggers during crossings. If a driveway or turn lane needs to be built, we coordinate with the highway authority before the schedule is fixed.
A small terminal with a shop and a yard can often be built within a single construction season once permits and long-lead items are in hand. The schedule depends on the electrical service and the size of the yard. We give a dated schedule after preconstruction.