Tesla Sets November 12 Opening for Laredo Semi Service Center

Tesla is opening a Semi Service Center in Laredo, Texas, with an invite-only celebration scheduled for Thursday, November 12, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The official Tesla event listing puts the new location at 13505 Regional Drive and asks guests to RSVP by November 10. The opening adds a service-network development to a busy stretch for the electric truck, following new megawatt chargers supporting Tesla Semi at the Port of Long Beach.

Invited guests will be able to tour the Laredo site, take a ride-along in a Semi and meet Tesla’s service team. Tesla says parking will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, with light refreshments provided.

The company describes the event as a chance to see the growth of its Semi network. The listing does not specify the number of service bays, daily operating hours or a separate date for regular customer service, so those details remain to be confirmed.

For fleet operators, service coverage is another practical part of making an electric truck work beyond the vehicle itself. A truck needs maintenance and repair support as well as enough charging along its routes to keep freight moving.

Tesla announced high-volume Semi production in September at its dedicated Nevada factory. The 1.8-million-square-foot Sparks plant is designed to build 50,000 trucks a year, a capacity figure rather than a statement of current output. That milestone marked the move from pilot builds to volume production, nearly nine years after the truck was unveiled in 2017.

Charging support is expanding alongside production. At Long Beach, Forum Mobility opened two v4 Megawatt Charging Standard stalls on November 5, with a customer’s production Semi taking the inaugural charge sessions. The Laredo service opening adds a different part of that support network, helping fleet operators maintain trucks as well as charge them.

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