September 8, 2008
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House to vote on ending cross-border program with Mexico

The cross-border trucking program with Mexico will be under the gun again tomorrow when the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on ending the program – and preventing any new ones from starting.

A vote on HR6630 is expected on the House floor sometime Tuesday, and truckers are being urged to call their lawmakers in support of the measure.

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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association issued a National Call to Action alerting its members to the upcoming vote. To read the Call to Action, click here.

The bill got off to a running start when it was introduced in late July.

The bipartisan bill not only seeks to mandate the end of the current program, but also goes further. It seeks to restrict any more authority to operate beyond the border zones from being doled out to Mexican motor carriers without prior approval from Congress.

The bill drew immediate support from the OOIDA.

“Our members have been active in fighting this program for a long time by voicing their concerns to lawmakers, and we thank them for staying involved,â€