Peters, others urge cross-border trucking
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM
United States Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, and Mexican Transportation Secretary Luis Tellez have asked Congress to reconsider its pending prohibition and let the cross-border trucking demonstration program between the two nations proceed.
In September, the US Department of Transportation began a cross-border trucking demonstration project that will allow up to 100 US trucking companies to operate in Mexico and up to 100 Mexican trucking companies to operate beyond commercial zones in the United States. The future of the program is in jeopardy due to pending legislation that would cut off federal funds for the demonstration.
Peters said Congress has spent $500 million since 1994 to prepare for the start of cross-border trucking, funding hundreds of highly trained inspectors, dozens of state-of-the art facilities, and rigorous new requirements to ensure every truck, every company, and every driver from Mexico that participates in this program meets every US safety standard without exceptions.
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