Teamsters Challenge Opening of U.S. Trucking Services to Mexican Companies
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters trade union filed on March 10 a court challenge of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s decision to allow Mexican carriers to conduct long-haul, cross-border trucking services in the United States. A report issued by the…
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agency found that Mexican trucking companies had the same levels of compliance with safety standards as their U.S. and Canadian counterparts (see 1501130018). In a March 10 press release (here), the Teamsters criticized the decision in light of concerns from the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General that FMCSA’s report relied on insufficient data. The trade union is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to stay and invalidate the FMCSA decision.