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US and Mexico Set Border Talks
Following a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) dispute resolution panel ruling that the United States had failed to open the US/Mexico border to Mexican trucking, the issue was added to the agenda for President Bush's February 16 trip to Mexico and his meeting with President Fox. Currently, the United States limits Mexican trucks to commercial zones along the border. Such zones run from two
ATA supports opening of Mexican border
The American Trucking Associations supports the Bush administration's move to implement the safe, efficient, and secure flow of cargo across the border between United States and Mexico, as required by the North American Free Trade Agreement. A February 23 announcement by US Secretary of Transportation Mary E Peters and Mexican Secretary of Communications and Transportation Luis Tllez implements NAFTA's
Supreme Court rules for trucking
ALL THAT remains is the waiting now that the US Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Bush Administration to grant Mexican truckers the right to operate across the United States. It's been a long time coming. Mexican truckers were supposed to have been granted access to the entire United States when the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect in 1994. In return, US trucking companies
NITL supports US/Mexico cross-border trucking trial
The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) has voiced its approval of the plans by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Bush Administration to begin a one-year trial for Mexican trucking companies to transport goods within the United States
Mexico’s Aniq announces carrier certification program
Aniq, Mexico’s chemical association, has launched a carrier certification program. Nineteen applications for certification have been received from Mexican trucking companies, according to Alfredo Romero, director of distribution and operating services at Grupo Celanese. The program, which was launched this year, is intended to promote more reliable and safe chemical transport, Romero told those attending
FMCSA to prepare EIS on Mexican trucks in US
The Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced August 26 that it will prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (EIS) and a general conformity evaluation (GCE) to meet the requirements of a United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision in Public Citizen v Department of Transportation. The court's decision prevented FMCSA
Mexico’s Aniq announces carrier certification program
Aniq, Mexico’s chemical association, has launched a carrier certification program. Nineteen applications for certification have been received from Mexican trucking companies, according to Alfredo Romero, director of distribution and operating services at Grupo Celanese. The program, which was launched this year, is intended to promote more reliable and safe chemical transport, Romero told those attending
United States Transportation Secretary urges cross-border trucking
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
Mexican Motor Carrier directory updated
The 2005-06 Mexican Motor Carrier directory is being offered by Transportation Technical Services (TTS). New Mexican carrier data are on TTS's www.fleetseek.com web site. Users can access the detailed profiles on more than 1,100 Mexican trucking companies--double the number of previous listings. Demographic profiles include company name, headquarters address, phone (including toll-free) , fax, e-mail
Photos: Grupo Transportes Monterrey
Removing Barriers
US TRANSPORTATION and trade officials are scheduled to meet with their Mexican counterparts within days to begin talks on opening up US borders to Mexican trucking, according to David DeCarme, chief of the Maritime and Surface Division of the Department of Transportation's Office of International Transportation and Trade. DeCarme's office negotiated the land transportation provisions of the North
FMCSA extends cross-border demo project | The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is extending the cross-border trucking demonstration project for two years | Sept 2008
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is extending the cross-border trucking demonstration project for two years, and Mexican trucks will continue to participate. We intend this extension to reassure trucking companies that they will have sufficient time to realize a return on their investment, and we anticipate additional participation with this extra time, said FMCSA administrator
Mexico Trucking Debate in Congress Borders on Discrimination
Warning that debate over the Mexican truck issue is verging on
ATA supports US/Mexico cross-border plan
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is supporting a year-long pilot program announced February 23 that expands US cross-border trucking operations with Mexico
FMCSA posts lists of trans-border carriers
FMCSA posts lists of trans-border carriers
Transpormex achieves strong growth with vibrant tank, reefer programs
DIVERSIFICATION has been good for Grupo Transpormex SA de CV. It is a big reason why the Mexican trucking company grew by a whopping 35% in 2004 and why the carrier could do even better next year. Tank truck operations predominate, but Transpormex also has a thriving refrigerated transport division. Container drayage is another growth area. The company handles both domestic and international shipments,
ATA applauds progress in Mexican truck dispute
American Trucking Associations officials praised leaders in Mexico and the United States for their work to end the long-running, and unnecessary, dispute over cross-border trucking
DOT Secretary, others plead case for cross-border trucking
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, 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
Congress poised to axe US/Mexican carrier funding
Congress is poised to axe funding for a pilot program that authorizes certain Mexican carriers to operate throughout the United States
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