Trucking stakeholders fear industry could be used as a negotiating chip in NAFTA
MEXICO CITY -- Key stakeholders fear Mexican trucking will be used as a chip in the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations because they believe the Mexican government is not prioritizing defending the industry, sources say, setting the stage for the U.S. to obtain a reservation allowing it to restrict the future access of Mexican-domiciled trucks. At the fourth round of NAFTA talks last month, U.S. negotiators proposed that cross-border trucking services be listed as a reservation in Annex II,...