North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation : The Future of Commercial Trucking Across the Mexican Border.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Competition.

Transportation--Law and legislation.

Transportation.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (32 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses issues relating to commercial trucking operations across the U.S.-Mexico border, in light of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) provisions requiring cross-border trucking competition. Presents background on and implementation history of NAFTA trucking provisions; reviews truck safety linkage to service characteristics; and provides overview of cross-border trucking operations, including scope of cross-border truck traffic, the trade flow process, distinctive institutions of cross-border trucking, traffic congestion, and illegal operations by Mexican trucks beyond the U.S. border zone. Examines outlook for commercial trucking under NAFTA, including short and long-term prospects.

Notes:

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CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation

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