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MEXICANS' TRUCKS * USA - DOT ponders extending Mexican truck program
Washington,DC,USA -San Diego Union Tribune/ Today's Trucking -7 March 2008: -- Just because the U.S. government faces the prospect of having a court cancel the controversial Mexican truck pilot project, doesn't mean it plans to put on the brakes any time soon... In fact, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration boss John Hill indicated this week that he might extend the program, which allows pre-selected Mexican carriers to transport goods beyond the longstanding 20-mile border restriction zone... Hill blamed opposition to the program for depressing interest from Mexican truckers. He said many carriers that would qualify under the pilot are reluctant to pay the costs and take on the insurance risk "in light of the uncertainty of whether or not it (the program) is going to continue."... Hill said that one way to get more carriers involved and collect additional safety data would be to extend the project, which reached the halfway point this week... The program allows up to 100 carriers from each country to send trucks across the border. But, so far, only 18 Mexican carriers and five U.S. carriers have participated...
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