ARB SEEKS MEXICAN TRUCKING INDUSTRY INPUT IN BORDER INSPECTION REG

Air board staff is scheduled in February to meet with Mexican trucking industry representatives as part of the rulemaking for a new border inspection program aimed at reducing pollution when Mexico-based trucks are granted full access to U.S. roads under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The outreach to the Mexican industry is significant because the industry to this point is virtually unaware of the state law that requires the regulation, and it remains unclear whether Mexican officials may...