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DEBATE * USA - In Pilot Program, Mexican Truckers Get Full U.S. Access
Akron,PA,USA -Layover.com -28 Feb 2007: -- ... The downside will be making sure the trucks meet DOT standards and that language barriers don't keep drivers from being able to call to ask directions -- for instance -- or confirm arrival times... Because Mexican drivers earn about 40 percent what U.S. truckers make, importers say the trucking business could change drastically, especially if the Mexican carriers outperform U.S. truckers in reliability... The program, debated since NAFTA was signed in 1993, sets up reciprocity between 100 U.S. and Mexican carriers, allowing each unfettered access to the other's roads and customers... Since the trade agreement was approved, the value of goods trucked between the United States and Mexico has quadrupled, going from $81 billion to $336 billion and making Mexico the nation's third-largest trading partner behind Canada and China... The American Trucking Associations supports the plan, saying it will ensure a level playing field in cross-border operations... But the 150,000-member Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is vehemently opposed, saying the arrangement raises safety and security issues for motorists and truckers alike... But with a national shortage approaching 120,000 drivers, local trucking experts say even if Mexico supplied 50,000 drivers, there would still be a critical shortage of drivers... Because Mexican drivers are not required to keep logbooks, he says there will be no way to know how long a driver has been behind the wheel before crossing the border...* USA - Traders Applaud US-Mexican Truck Test - After 12 years of delays, the United States moves to comply with NAFTA - to the relief of traders
Miami,FL,USA -The Latin Business Chronicle -Feb 27, 2007: -- Traders are happy that the United States is finally letting Mexican trucks cross the border, as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) called for... John Murphy, vice president of international affairs at the US Chamber of Commerce, said in a statement. "This pilot project is a welcome step toward reducing congestion and air pollution at the U.S.-Mexico border while promoting economic growth and jobs"... The US National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) also supports the move... The United States had unilaterally violated the agreement by not opening up the border. NAFTA called for the United States to permit Mexican trucks first in the border states in December 1995 and then throughout the country in January 2000... (Photo by Federal Highway Administration: FREE AT LAST - Trucks in Laredo, Texas near the Mexican border)
Miami,FL,USA -The Latin Business Chronicle -Feb 27, 2007: -- Traders are happy that the United States is finally letting Mexican trucks cross the border, as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) called for... John Murphy, vice president of international affairs at the US Chamber of Commerce, said in a statement. "This pilot project is a welcome step toward reducing congestion and air pollution at the U.S.-Mexico border while promoting economic growth and jobs"... The US National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) also supports the move... The United States had unilaterally violated the agreement by not opening up the border. NAFTA called for the United States to permit Mexican trucks first in the border states in December 1995 and then throughout the country in January 2000... (Photo by Federal Highway Administration: FREE AT LAST - Trucks in Laredo, Texas near the Mexican border)
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