
The two separate and frivolous lawsuits filed last year by the Teamsters, Public Citizen, Sierra Club and Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) have now been consolidated into one lawsuit on orders from a Judge with the D.C. Court of Appeals. The case numbers for the two actions are 11-1444 for the Teamsters and 11-1251 for OOIDA. Attorney’s for all plaintiffs will now be required to make their oral arguments before the Court in the same courtroom on the same day. Back in July of 2011, OOIDA filed their frivolous action against the Cross Border Pilot Program with Mexico asking the ….Read More






Editorial – Roadblock to free trade – It’s time to comply with NAFTA and open U.S. highways to Mexican trucks
Nearly 20 years after President Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement, a key provision that grants Mexican trucks access to U.S. highways remains stalled. Staunch opposition from unions and consumer groups in this country, which argue that unsafe foreign trucks and inexperienced drivers put U.S. jobs and lives at risk, have successfully shut down even the most modest attempts to comply with NAFTA. In October, the Obama administration tried again, with a pilot program granting three Mexican trucking firms limited access to U.S. roads. So far, just two carriers have sent trucks into the country — a small ….Read More