Improved Transport Infrastructure Seen Helping Mexico ‘Insourcing’
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mexico continues to become an increasingly desirable manufacturing and freight market for reasons ranging from more competitive labor costs to improved transportation infrastructure, carriers and their customers agreed at an industry meeting here.
November 19, 2012Study Says Freight Booming as Mexican Economy Grows
A growing economy and a global shift in manufacturing are spurring investment in Mexico’s freight transportation industry, according to a recent study that said there is a $68.4 billion market for trucking services in Mexico.
November 19, 2012Cross-Border Trucking Program Going to Court
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has agreed to hear oral arguments in December from a pair of federal lawsuits challenging the U.S.-Mexico cross-border pilot trucking program.
October 22, 2012Mexico Returns PRI to Presidency
Enrique Peña Nieto won Mexico’s presidential election on July 1, returning the once-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party to power following a 12-year hiatus.
July 10, 2012Low Participation by Mexican Truckers Threatens Cross-Border Program
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Low participation by Mexican carriers in the cross-border trucking program could lead to the resumption of Mexican tariffs on U.S. goods, an official with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said.
May 23, 2012Mexico Tightens Trucking Weight Rules
The Mexican government will tighten inspections and lower maximum allowed weights for freight trucks after protests over a string of fatal accidents involving double-trailer trucks, the Associated Press reported.
May 7, 2012Mexican Truckers Are Improperly Exempt From U.S. Certifications, OOIDA Claims
The federal government’s program allowing Mexican trucks into the country improperly exempts Mexican truckers from regulations concerning licenses, medical certification and drug testing, an advocacy group told a federal court last week.
March 19, 2012FMCSA Defends Its Mexican Truck Program, Rejects Challenges by Union, Public Citizen
The federal government defended its program allowing Mexican trucks into the United States, telling a court this month that the pilot program complies with all federal laws related to safety, environmental protection and driver licensing, in addition to the laws specific to the program itself.
February 27, 2012Cross-Border Pilot Revived, But Few Haulers Participated
A protracted battle about international trade negotiations appears to have ended in 2011, and for the second time in recent years, the United States agreed to grant Mexican motor carriers the right to operate beyond the 25-mile border zone.
December 19, 2011Teamsters Sue to Block Cross-Border Mexican Trucks Program
The Teamsters union has filed suit in an attempt to block the Department of Transportation from opening the U.S. border to what it termed “dangerous” Mexican trucks through DOT’s cross-border pilot program.
November 28, 2011