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MEXICANS' TRUCKS DEBATE * USA - NAFTA truck delay insulting to Mexico
A provision of the North American Free Trade Agreement allows Mexican trucks to carry goods into the United States and American trucks to do so in Mexico. The provision was to have gone into effect in 2000
San Antonio,TX,USA -The San Antonio Express-News -27 July 2007: -- Challenges by environmentalists and safety advocates, joined by union interests, delayed implementation of the provision... If members of Congress have concerns about the test program, they can seek a reduction in the number of trucks participating, a shortened test period or a termination of the test if some dangerous flaw is demonstrated. That's the purpose of the test period... But the continuous and disingenuous delay of even a limited test lays bare the obvious insult to Mexico... It's an affront that violates U.S. treaty obligations and hurts American businesses and consumers...
* The U.S. House of Representatives has taken another step that could delay or even shut down the Department of Transportation’s plan to open the border with Mexico to long-haul trucks
Washington,DC,USA -The Trucker -28 July 2008: -- By voice vote, the House on July 24 approved an amendment by Rep. Peter DeFazio, an Oregon Democrat, to a transportation and housing appropriation package... DeFazio’s amendment would “prohibit the use of funds to be used to establish or implement a cross-border motor carrier demonstration or pilot project or program to allow Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate beyond the commercial zones” in the U.S...
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