DOT Extends Nafta Invitation

The Department of Transportation is inviting non-governmental organizations to attend a North American Free Trade Agreement meeting to be held in San Juan del Rio, Mexico, Oct. 23-27.

Industry participants and interested parties will be able to listen to Nafta’s Land Transportation Standards Subcommittee and Transportation Consultative Group debate of cross-border trade issues.

This seventh annual meeting of the three Nafta partners will focus on safety, size and weight and other cross-border issues trade. One of the main topics of discussion will be the safety and enforcement problems that have been blocking the opening the U.S.-Mexico border for trucking.

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The two committees will include transportation officials from the governments of the United States, Mexico and Canada.



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