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MEXICANS' TRUCKS * USA - Qualcomm System to Monitor Trucks
Washington,DC,USA -AP/The Houston Chronicle (Houston,TX), by DAN CATERINICCHIA -Sept. 27, 2007: -- Chip maker Qualcomm Inc. will provide a satellite-based tracking system for all trucks participating in a U.S.-Mexico pilot project that for the first time allows the vehicles unlimited access to the other nation's roads... But critics of the trade agreement on Thursday questioned how the Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will pay for the technology since both houses of Congress separately voted to cut off funding for it... FMCSA said the tracking plan is being developed in conjunction with Mexican officials after both countries agreed to explore satellite technology as an enforcement tool... The systems will be installed at no cost to the trucking companies and will be used to enforce safety requirements, including hours of service and direct shipping standards, said FMCSA Administrator John Hill... (Picture by bbc (UK): Mexican trucks are currently tightly restricted north of the border)Labels: mexican's trucks
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