Rep. DeFazio Cites Concerns on Mexican Truck Program
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) has sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asking the agency to address “serious concerns about the safety of Mexican trucks on U.S. roads and the potential loss of American jobs” related to the cross-border trucking program with Mexico.
The letter follows details released earlier this month by the Obama administration on its cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico.
DeFazio’s letter, dated Friday and addressed to FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro, stated that the starts the “full liberalization of cross-border trucking” without addressing concerns raised by Congress.
He also wrote he “strongly support(s)” Mexican trucks using electronic onboard recorders, but said it is “outrageous that U.S. truckers, through the federal fuel tax, will subsidize the cost of doing business” for Mexican carriers by buying EOBRs using FMCSA money.
