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Article: U.S. GOVERNMENT RELEASES GUIDELINES FOR MEXICAN TRUCK DRIVERS TO OPERATE ON U.S. ROADS.
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- SourceMex Economic News & Analysis on Mexico
- Article date:
- May 9, 2001
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In early May, the US government released the long-awaited guidelines on access for Mexican trucks to US roads, bringing the five-year dispute one step closer to resolution.
The release of the guidelines follows the announcement by the US government of its intention to comply with a ruling by a special panel created under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The panel ruled last year that the US must allow full access to Mexican trucks or offer monetary compensation to Mexico (see SourceMex, (see SourceMex, 2001- 02-14).
Mexico requested the creation of the panel in 1998 because of the consistent refusal of the US to allow access to Mexican ...