About Us:

We are located in Laredo, Texas the heart of the international trade community and home of the nation’s largest inland port. The Laredo corridor has the most direct routes and infrastructure to move goods between United States, Mexico and Canada in a matter of hours.

BASIC was formed when expertise in industry and intelligence united. Our founders are Mr. J.O. Alvarez, Jr. and Mr. Alfonso Moreno.

Mr. Alvarez is an industry leader and expert in import/export as well as transportation and logistics. He is the President of J.O. Alvarez, Inc, a U.S. Customhouse Brokerage firm that was established in 1957. He is also the President of B2B Transport Market, LLC, a transportation company which was established in 2002.

Mr. Moreno retired from U.S. Customs and Border Protection in 2008 after 23 years of service. He served as a Border Patrol Agent, Special Agent, and Patrol Agent in Charge of Intelligence. He is a subject matter expert on intelligence, criminal organizations, border crime, border violence, terrorism, as well as alien and narcotic smuggling.