Thread: Truckers, distributors leery of NAFTA transportation deal

Truckers, distributors leery of NAFTA transportation deal
By Aaron Nelsen/The Brownsville Herald
July 7, 2007 - 10:00PM
David Brown has operated a commercial truck out of Brownsville for nearly 15 years, always working in harmony with Mexican carriers.

But he’s worried that a cross-border trucking initiative will undermine American truckers operating on the border and deal a blow to local distribution centers.

“They’re going to be able to cut expenses, which will put thousands of drivers out of work,â€

I sent an email to DOT criticizing the plan. Below is the response. This is another bureaucratic agency that suffers from an acute hearing disability.

Thank you for your questions and comments. You can file a comment on this notice in the US DOT's Document Management System (DMS) web site: http://dms.dot.gov/search/searchResults ... alue=28055

The docket number is FMCSA-2007-28055.

Click on "Comment/Submissions" to file your own comment.

The US DOT issued a press release on the new policy for Mexican and US trucks operating across borders: http://www.dot.gov/affairs/cbtsip/dot2107.htm

On June 8, 2007 a press release was issued about safety standards for the program: http://www.dot.gov/affairs/fmcsa0307.htm

More information (including a direct link to the docket) is available on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration web site at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulati ... cat=notice