Saturday, January 8, 2011

U.S. Ban on Mexican Trucking Is Reconsidered

Under NAFTA, the U.S. was supposed to allow Mexican trucks to operate on U.S. highways as long as they meet U.S. regulations.  Currently, goods trucked in from Mexico have to switch from Mexican trucks to U.S. trucks at the border.  Under pressure from labor unions, the U.S. has never implemented this portion of NAFTA, opening the door for Mexico to impose billions in retaliatory tariffs on a wide range of American agricultural goods.  This week, President Obama took tentative steps to resolve the dispute by proposing a concept document that would finally permit Mexican trucks into the U.S.

U.S. Ban on Mexican Trucking Is Reconsidered - NYTimes.com

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