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MEXICANS' TRUCKS DEBATE * USA - Pilot program will allow semis to go anywhere in U.S.
With a pilot program to allow Mexican trucks into all areas of the United States expected to be in place by July, the debate has begun again about those vehicles' safety... Yuma,AZ,USA -The Yuma Sun/AP -May 10, 2007: -- The 32 federal truck inspectors working inside Mexico have certified the safety procedures of 27 trucking firms. That comprises roughly 150 trucks... Joan Claybrook, president of the nonprofit consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, testified before the U.S. Senate and cited U.S. government audits and reviews that show the agency inspected fewer than 2 percent of U.S. firms, that safety records on Mexican trucks were alarming and that one in six Mexican truck drivers has no logbooks and one in four lacks a valid driver’s license... Larry Woolson, chairman of the Arizona Trucking Association, says opponents of the plan have blown the concerns out of proportion. Mexico is the state’s largest foreign trade partner, accounting for $5.4 billion of exports last year, according to the Arizona Commerce Department.
* DID YOU KNOW
-Mexican trucks crossed over the border 4.5 million times last year. In Arizona, the Nogales port of entry was the busiest, seeing 288,000 of the state’s 368,000 inbound crossings.
-The new regulations would allow Mexican drivers to take their loads from Mexico to any point in the U.S.
* NUMBER OF TRUCKS ENTERING U.S. THROUGH SAN LUIS PORT OF ENTRY, YEARLY (Source: Customs and Border Protection Agency)
-2006 - 42,225 trucks
-2005 - 54,225 trucks
-2004 - 39,143 trucks
-2003 - 38,525 trucks
(Picture, by flickr : Hwy 23 South North Carolina Beautiful Morning)
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