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MEXICANS' TRUCKS DEBATE * USA
* Lawmakers try again to block Mexican truck program
Washington,DC,USA -AP, by ANDREW TAYLOR -10 July 2008: -- Opponents of a pilot program giving Mexican trucks greater access to U.S. highways won another round Thursday in their battle with the Bush administration... The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 20-9 to block the program, which opponents say erodes highway safety and threatens U.S. jobs. The language, however, was attached to a transportation spending bill that's unlikely to be enacted before the president leaves office in January... It's not the first time lawmakers have tried to thwart the program. Last December, Congress cut off funding to implement the program, which permits up to 500 trucks from 100 Mexican motor carriers full access to U.S. roads... But a Department of Transportation lawyer found a loophole that has allowed the program — established last September — to go ahead... Supporters of the plan say letting more Mexican trucks on U.S. highways will ultimately save American consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. And they say U.S. trucking companies will benefit since reciprocal changes in Mexico's rules permit U.S. trucks new access to that country...
* Teamsters Praise Dorgan for Amendment
Hoffa Lauds Sending of Clear Message to Bush Administration
Washington,DC,USA -Market Watch -July 10, 2008: -- Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa commended the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday for approving an amendment to ban any and all programs to open the border to long-haul trucks from Mexico... The amendment, sponsored by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), removes the Bush administration's pretense that it can lawfully operate a pilot program to allow Mexican trucks to travel freely on U.S. highways. It passed by a vote of 20-9... A federal law took effect on Dec. 26 that bans funding for the Bush administration's pilot program allowing dangerous Mexican trucks into the U.S. interior. In brazen defiance of that and other laws, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) claimed it didn't understand the intent of the law. FMCSA refused to shut down the pilot project that had begun shortly after Labor Day...
* Opponents of trucking plan make Senate gain - Amendment targets funds for U.S.-Mexico project
Washington,DC,USA -The San Diego Union Tribune (Can Diego,CAL), by Paul M. Krawzak -July 11, 2008: -- Congressional foes of a pilot project that allows Mexican trucks to travel throughout the United States have renewed their efforts to shut it down... They succeeded yesterday in passing an amendment that, if approved by Congress, would cut funds to the program and effectively end it in 2009... The program has been embroiled in controversy from the start... Supporters of the program said they were disappointed with the Senate action... “I'm confident we'll have several opportunities to combat this,” said Janet Kavinoky, a lobbyist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce... The chamber is among several business organizations that support the program. They say it will benefit businesses and consumers by reducing the cost of transporting goods across the border... The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which runs the program, was reviewing the Senate bill and had no immediate comment yesterday...
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