44 Reps Send Letter to DOT Opposing U.S.-MX Trucking Plan
In a May 4, 2011 letter to Secretary of Transportation LaHood, a bipartisan group of 44 Representatives urged the Secretary to immediately terminate the cross-border trucking program that will soon open U.S. roadways to Mexican motor carriers.
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In the letter, the Representatives state that the U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking program puts foreign interests above U.S. interests. They say it is bad for the U.S. economy, U.S. truckers, the entire commercial trucking industry, and border security. The Representatives close the letter by stating that the current system of Mexican carriers operating within a defined commercial zone is working well for both safety and border security and that they strongly oppose the Administration’s cross-border trucking proposal.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 04/11/11 news, 11040850, for BP summary of FMCSA’s proposal on a U.S.-Mexico long haul trucking pilot.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 03/22/11 news, 11032220, for BP summary of USTR’s statement that proposed Mexico trucking agreement was due soon and the final version was expected by June.)
Press release, including link to letter, available here