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BORDER TRUCK TROUBLES
* USA/Mexico - Expanding range of Mexican trucks still under discussionUSA -eTrucker, by By Brittani Tingle -24 Sept 2006: -- A proposed one-year pilot program that would allow Mexican truckers to travel beyond the 20-mile commercial zone to which they now are restricted will not necessarily be announced this year, a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration spokesman said... The number of Mexican trucking companies that will be involved, should the plan be implemented, is likewise still under discussion, FMCSA spokesman Ian Grossman said... Among other requirements, the law says, safety exams must verify that Mexican trucking firms have drug and alcohol-testing programs, proof of insurance and qualified drivers with clean driving records...
* USA/Mexico - A road of apprehension swerves superhighway idea
Des Moines,IA,USA -The DesMoinesRegister.com, by WILLIAM PETROSKI -Sept 24, 2006: -- The speculation is rampant: Mexican truck drivers, high on cocaine and working days without sleep, will haul cargo through Iowa on Interstate Highway 35, part of a North American free-trade superhighway... Some U.S. soil will be declared sovereign Mexican territory to handle freight, and thousands of additional American jobs will head south of the border. A mega-highway in Texas - six lanes for cars and four lanes for trucks, plus space for railroads and pipelines - will help funnel the massive shipments of goods up and down the North American corridor, from Mexican ports through the central United States to Canada... Is this truth or fiction driven by Internet conspiracy theorists?... (Photo by MARY CHIND/THE REGISTER - The state of Iowa supports expanded trade along a proposed NAFTA corridor over existing interstates, including I-35, shown here)...
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