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MEXICANS TRUCKS * USA - Extend program with Mexico border transport
USA's Administration today announced the extension for two additional years of the cross-border transport pilot program that allows reciprocal access of Mexican and U.S. trucks to complete territory in both countries
Washington, DC, USA -DOT GA -4 August 2008: - ... The announcement of the FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator, in occurred four days after the Transport Committee of the House of Representatives unanimously approved ending the program from fiscal year 2009, which begins in September ... Under the North American Free Trade Agreement americas North (NAFTA), USA should have allowed the gradual entry of trucks domiciled in Mexico since 1995 but the then president Bill Clinton had violated the agreement under pressure from the Teamsters' Union (Teamsters) ... A NAFTA arbitration panel ruled in favor of Mexico in 2001 when considering that the U.S. violated its obligations under the treaty for free trade northern americas ... The pilot program was initiated in 2007 to assess the impact of opening the border on a reciprocal basis to Mexican and U.S. trucks ... Although Congress blocked last year the funds, the government has remained in operation ... The Bush administration sought to comply with the provisions of cross-border transport, a series of lawsuits and congressional actions have so far prevented its full implementation ...* Truckers stunned by timing of Mexican trucking announcement
Gr4ain,Valley,MO,USA -The Trucker News Services -4 Aug 2008: -- When the cat’s away, the mice will play. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) curiously chose the first day Congress is out of session for one month to announce a two-year extension of the unpopular cross-border trucking pilot program. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is not surprised by the announcement and maintains the continuance of the program is in defiance to Congressional directives as well as existing laws and regulations... “The Administration has shown time and again that when it comes to this program they are willing to run roughshod over Congress and the American public,” said Todd Spencer, OOIDA executive vice president. “Announcing this on the first day of the recess is unfortunately par for the course with them. Sorry for the cliché, but it’s ‘Bush league’ tactics,” Spencer added... OOIDA agrees with Congress, which has voted more than once to end the program, in its contention that the pilot program as conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) does not comply with U.S. laws and regulations with regard to safety and security...
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