12 September 2007

Vote to Block Mexican Trucks on U.S. Roads

This article is excerpted from the 12 September 2007 edition of “The New York Times”.

The [US] Senate voted to ban Mexican trucks from United States roadways, rekindling a trade dispute with Mexico that is more than a decade old. By a 74-to-24 vote, the Senate approved a proposal … prohibiting the Transportation Department from spending money on a North American Free Trade Agreement pilot program giving Mexican trucks access to highways in the United States….