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 CIS NO: 87-H641-18
 TITLE: International Motor Carrier Relations Between the U.S. and Mexico
     and Regulatory Exemptions.
 SOURCE: Committee on Public Works and Transportation. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iv+203 p.
 DATE: Mar. 26, 1987
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 100-1             SUDOC: Y4.P96/11:100-9
 ITEM NO: 1024-A; 1024-B
 LC CARD NO: 87-601811               MC ENTRY NO: 87-16390

 Committee Serial No. 100-9. Hearing before the Subcom on Surface
 Transportation to review the adequacy and Federal agency administration of
 regulatory restrictions under the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984 (MCSA)
 applicable to Mexican trucking company operations along the U.S.-Mexico
 border.
   Also considers proposed revision of DOT regulations exempting U.S. motor
 carriers operating wholly within urban areas (commercial zones) from Federal
 safety standards.
   Supplementary material (p. 195-203) includes correspondence and submitted
 statements.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Mexican truckers operating in US-Mexico border areas, US
     regulation
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON SURFACE
     TRANSPORTATION. HOUSE (Mexican truckers operating in US-Mexico border
     areas, US regulation; urban truckers exemption from Fed safety
     standards); MEXICO (Truckers from Mexico operating in US-Mexico border
     areas, US regulation); FOREIGN.TRADE; TRANSPORTATION REGULATION
     (Mexican truckers operating in US-Mexico border areas, US regulation;
     urban truckers exemption from Fed safety standards); TRUCKS AND
     TRUCKING INDUSTRY (Mexican truckers operating in US-Mexico border
     areas, US regulation; urban truckers exemption from Fed safety
     standards); TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND SAFETY (Mexican truckers operating
     in US-Mexico border areas, US regulation; urban truckers exemption from
     Fed safety standards); DEPARTMENT.OF.TRANSPORTATION (Mexican truckers
     operating in US-Mexico border areas, US regulation; urban truckers
     exemption from Fed safety standards); INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION;
     URBAN AREAS (Truckers operating in urban areas, exemption from Fed
     safety standards); MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ACT

 87-H641-18 TESTIMONY NO: 1         Mar. 26, 1987 p. 3-23
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     COLEMAN, RONALD D. (Rep, D-Tex)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Insufficiency and proposed revision of MCSA
     restrictions on Mexican trucking operations in the U.S.
 INSERTION: 
     -- 99th Congress H.R. 2689, the Foreign Motor Carrier Registration Act
        of 1985, to amend MCSA to revise ICC and DOT registration and safety
        requirements for foreign motor carriers, text (p. 10-23).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Mexican truckers operating in US-Mexico border areas, US
     regulation
 DESCRIPTORS: LICENSES; FOREIGN MOTOR CARRIER REGISTRATION ACT

 87-H641-18 TESTIMONY NO: 2         Mar. 26, 1987 p. 24-32
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     GRADISON, HEATHER J. (Chm, ICC)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Difficulties of implementing MCSA requirements
     for ICC registration of Mexican trucking operations.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Mexican truckers operating in US-Mexico border areas, US
     regulation
 DESCRIPTORS: LICENSES

 87-H641-18 TESTIMONY NO: 3         Mar. 26, 1987 p. 32-49
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     HASELTINE, PHILIP W. (Dep Asst Sec, Policy and Intl Aff, DOT)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Evaluation of Federal implementation of MCSA
     provisions regarding Mexican trucking; advantages of State enforcement
     of Federal regulations on foreign trucking safety.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Mexican truckers operating in US-Mexico border areas, US
     regulation
 DESCRIPTORS: FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS

 87-H641-18 TESTIMONY NO: 4         Mar. 26, 1987 p. 58-91
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     DONOHUE, THOMAS J. (pres and chief exec officer, Amer Trucking Assns)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Opposition to exemption of truckers operating in
     commercial zones from DOT safety regulations; rationale for commercial
     zone exemption repeal.
 INSERTION: 
     -- DOT, "Commercial Zones As of Oct. 1, 1975" trucking regulation zone
        list, Jan. 1977 (p. 76-91).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Truckers operating in urban areas, exemption from Fed
     safety standards
 DESCRIPTORS: AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS

 87-H641-18 TESTIMONY NO: 5         Mar. 26, 1987 p. 92-120
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     BEAMAN, JAMES M. (dir, trade dev, Port of Brownsville, Tex; also
        representing Rio Grande Valley Trucking Coalition)
     WEEKS, WILLIAM E. (exec vp, Tex Citrus and Vegetable Import Assn)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Problems with MSCA restrictions on Mexican
     trucking, including trucker compliance with ICC safety and liability
     insurance requirements (related statements, lists, p. 109-114); views on
     Mexican trucking safety inspections.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Mexican truckers operating in US-Mexico border areas, US
     regulation
 DESCRIPTORS: PORT OF BROWNSVILLE; TEXAS CITRUS AND VEGETABLE IMPORTERS
     ASSOCIATION; LIABILITY INSURANCE; TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE; RIO
     GRANDE VALLEY TRUCKING COALITION

 87-H641-18 TESTIMONY NO: 6         Mar. 26, 1987 p. 121-190
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     MICHIE, DONALD A. (chm, mktg dept, Univ of Tex, El Paso)
     MILES, RUDOLPH, JR. (pres, Miles Group, Inc; both representing El Paso
        Foreign Trade Assn)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Evaluation of and recommendations for
     U.S.-Mexico border transportation system; views on U.S. safety
     requirements for trucks from Mexico; criticism of MCSA restrictions and
     administration (related memo, p. 153-156).
       Reasons for U.S. border region economic development difficulties;
     review of Mexican Government legal and regulatory restrictions on U.S.
     trucking (summary, p. 163-174; correspondence, p. 177-181); causes of
     Mexican competitor price advantage over U.S. trucking.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Mexican truckers operating in US-Mexico border areas, US
     regulation
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): EL PASO FOREIGN TRADE
     ASSOCIATION; TRANSPORTATION RATES; COMPETITION; FOREIGN.LAWS (Mexico
     restrictions on US truckers); ECONOMIC.DEVELOPMENT (Mexico-US border
     region economic dev problems)

 87-H641-18 TESTIMONY NO: 7         Additional Testimony
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     BANKS, SAMUEL H. (Asst Commr, Office of Inspection and Control,
        Customs Service, p. 50-54)
     BENNETT, B. TIMOTHY (Dep Asst US Trade Rep for Mexico, p. 54-57)
     WHITE, ROBERT L. (sec-treas, Truck Owner/Drivers Cooperative,
        Wilmington, Calif, p. 191-194)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Views on regulations affecting Mexican
     trucking.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Mexican truckers operating in US-Mexico border areas, US
     regulation
 DESCRIPTORS: OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE; CUSTOMS SERVICE