The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) submitted the following comments on the recent Federal Register Notice by the U.S. Department of Transpiration (DOT) regarding its pilot program granting a limited number of Mexican trucks access to U.S. roadways. In March, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters addressed the proposed pilot program at the BTA Conference in Washington, D.C.
Recently, Congress imposed additional restrictions on the pilot program resulting in DOT’s publication of the Notice in the Federal Register. The BTA submitted the following comments:
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (US-DOT) pilot program granting Mexican carriers access to the United States fulfills a pending U.S. commitment as part of NAFTA and will provide U.S. trucks access to operate within Mexico. The BTA was disappointed by Congress’ decision to impose additional restrictions and covenants upon US-DOT’s pilot in an attempt to further delay its implementation.
The BTA strongly supports US-DOT’s actions to-date in bringing forth the proposed pilot and opposes any further action to delay its implementation. The BTA approves of US-DOT’s efforts to meet the additional requirements mandated by Congress as outlined in the Federal Register Notice issued June 8, 2007 (Docket No. FMCSA-2007-28055).
Sincerely,
Maria Luisa O’Connell
President
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