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TRUCKING INDUSTRY * Mexico / USA: Cross border runs
* Mexico - May soon be trucking in Texas
* DC - Controversy rages on despite US decision to allow in more Mexican trucks
Washington,DC,USA -JOC by Mark Szakonyi -Jan 10, 2015: -- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s decision to finally open up the border to Mexican trucking companies — a key stipulation of NAFTA still not implemented after two decades — has resolved none of the political controversy and still faces severe political backlash from opponents including the Teamsters... Whether opponents can soften or reverse the decision, which enjoys the backing of the Obama Administration, the largest U.S trucking lobby and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, remains to be seen. In the end, though, the real question is how many long-haul Mexican truckers will actually head north and thereby reduce the time-consuming border crossing faced by the 90 percent of U.S.-Mexico trade that moves by truck... Critics, including the Teamsters and the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association, pointed to a recent Inspector General report concluding that a U.S.-Mexico long-haul pilot didn’t collect enough data to determine whether the program could be safely expanded... Booming Mexican manufacturing aimed at serving American markets is driving the cross-border trade, with the majority of the record 2.6 million vehicles exported last year headed to the U.S. rising Asia labor costs, lower transportation costs and better supply chain control have also driven white goods, aerospace and even some apparel makers to expand production in Mexico...
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