Litigation
Apr. 23, 2013
Court refuses to block Mexican big rigs from entering US
A federal appeals court Friday rejected a bid by truck drivers and environmentalists to block Mexican big rigs from entering the United States.
By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal appeals court Friday rejected a bid by truck drivers and environmentalists to block Mexican big rigs from entering the United States. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the Sierra Club and Public Citizen sued the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in 2011 alleging it violated truck safety and environmental laws when it approved a pilot program, already underway, that allows roughly 4,000 Mexican trucks ont...
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