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MEXICANS' TRUCKS * USA - Rollin on into the North American Roads
* Although the North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect in 1994 the United States has yet to implement all of the terms of the agreementNogales,AZ,USA -The Nogales International, by Jesse Froehling -September 11, 2007: -- ... The government got a bit closer Thursday when it opened the border to some Mexican trucks and busses with destinations deep in the United States... Officials at the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration, the organization overseeing the inspections, said it would be hard to pinpoint when those trucks would come across. There would be no staging areas in Mexico and no caravan of trucks... Specifically, the inspector general affirmed Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration's plans to go beyond statutory requirements and check every truck that crosses the border as part of the demonstration. The response identified how federal truck inspectors are coordinating with state and U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel to conduct the checks. The response also detailed how it is working with the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Sheriff's Association and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance to ensure its state partners have the necessary information to oversee safety...
* Cross-border hauling program is under wayWith its fleet of 40 vehicles, Transportes Rafa de Baja California is one of 36 long-haul truck operators in Mexico poised to participate in a one-year demonstration project supported by the U.S. and Mexican governments.
Mexicali,Mexico -The San Diego Union Tribune (San Diego,CAL,USA). by Sandra Dibble -September 11, 2007: -- While trucking groups in the United States and Mexico decry a pilot program opening the border to long-haul operators, Rafael Godínez Sandoval is getting ready to roll... Inside Godínez's small operations center in the heart of Mexicali's industrial district, a trailer packed with tightly wrapped pallets of plastic fruit baskets manufactured in central Mexico is set for delivery to a grower in Northern California... Seen as a step toward the full opening of the border required by the North American Free Trade Agreement, the program would allow up to 100 closely scrutinized companies from each side to participate... Godínez's dreams involve expanding to both sides of the border. One day he hopes to double his fleet, with 40 trucks able to operate in both countries. But for now, he'll start with one truck: “It's going to be a test for us”... (Photo by K.C. ALFRED/Union-Tribune - Driver Arturo Cortez, an employee of Transportes Rafa de Baja California, prepared to check the oil in one of the company's trucks yesterday in Mexicali)
* USA - Senate considers blocking Mexican trucks
Washington,DC,USA -The Associated Press/International Herald Tribune (Paris.France) -September 11, 2007: -- The U.S. Senate was to vote Tuesday whether to end funding for a much-criticized program allowing Mexican trucks to travel beyond commercial zones at the border of the two countries... The program allows up to 100 Mexican carriers to send trucks on U.S. roadways for delivery and pickup of cargo. None can carry hazardous material or haul cargo between U.S. points. The pilot program has drawn protests by American unions and some lawmakers on ground that not enough has been done to ensure that they are safe. Supporters dispute that contention and say the program is required under the North American Free Trade Agreement... The proposed funding halt, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan is part of a larger bill paying for transportation and housing programs likely to get Senate approval later in the week... While Canadian trucks were granted access to U.S. roads, Mexican trucks' entry to the U.S. has been stalled for years by opponents... One of the Mexican carrier's trucks crossed the border in Laredo last week and delivered its cargo in North Carolina on Monday... The company will assess its first truck's trip before sending other trucks, he said...
Washington,DC,USA -The Associated Press/International Herald Tribune (Paris.France) -September 11, 2007: -- The U.S. Senate was to vote Tuesday whether to end funding for a much-criticized program allowing Mexican trucks to travel beyond commercial zones at the border of the two countries... The program allows up to 100 Mexican carriers to send trucks on U.S. roadways for delivery and pickup of cargo. None can carry hazardous material or haul cargo between U.S. points. The pilot program has drawn protests by American unions and some lawmakers on ground that not enough has been done to ensure that they are safe. Supporters dispute that contention and say the program is required under the North American Free Trade Agreement... The proposed funding halt, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan is part of a larger bill paying for transportation and housing programs likely to get Senate approval later in the week... While Canadian trucks were granted access to U.S. roads, Mexican trucks' entry to the U.S. has been stalled for years by opponents... One of the Mexican carrier's trucks crossed the border in Laredo last week and delivered its cargo in North Carolina on Monday... The company will assess its first truck's trip before sending other trucks, he said...
* USA - Tell America What You Think About Cross-Border Trucking - Write Congress Today
USA -Trucker to Trucker -11 Set 2007: -- It's time to put your money where your mouth is. Comments to our recent posts about the NAFTA Mexican cross-border trucking program nearly doubled over the weekend. Out of 128 comments posted since our August 29 blog, only one was not opposed to the pilot program, and that comment was more fatalistic than anything else:.. "Canada has full access already. US trucks have full access to Canada and now we will have full access to Mexico. That's called free trade." -nik... The rest of the comments posted have been vociferously against the cross-border trucking program... Truckers and other American citizens expressed:
USA -Trucker to Trucker -11 Set 2007: -- It's time to put your money where your mouth is. Comments to our recent posts about the NAFTA Mexican cross-border trucking program nearly doubled over the weekend. Out of 128 comments posted since our August 29 blog, only one was not opposed to the pilot program, and that comment was more fatalistic than anything else:.. "Canada has full access already. US trucks have full access to Canada and now we will have full access to Mexico. That's called free trade." -nik... The rest of the comments posted have been vociferously against the cross-border trucking program... Truckers and other American citizens expressed:
* Fear of losing their jobs to cheap Mexican labor.
* Anger that Mexican trucks and drivers won't be subject to the same stringent regulations they have to meet.
* Worry that poorly maintained Mexican trucks will make U.S. highways more hazardous.
* Concern that non-English speaking/reading Mexican drivers will cause accidents.
* Anxious about sharing the roadways with Mexican drivers who won't be subject to the same hours of service safety regulations.
* Suspicion about possible "extras" that might be hauled into the states inside Mexican trucks (like guns, bombs, drugs, illegals).
* Anger that Mexican trucks and drivers won't be subject to the same stringent regulations they have to meet.
* Worry that poorly maintained Mexican trucks will make U.S. highways more hazardous.
* Concern that non-English speaking/reading Mexican drivers will cause accidents.
* Anxious about sharing the roadways with Mexican drivers who won't be subject to the same hours of service safety regulations.
* Suspicion about possible "extras" that might be hauled into the states inside Mexican trucks (like guns, bombs, drugs, illegals).
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