U.S. Mulls Court Options Over Mexican Truck Issue

img src="/sites/default/files/images/articles/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>A federal court decision that prevented Mexico-based carriers from starting to operate throughout the United States could be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, representatives on both sides of the issue told Transport Topics.

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Jan. 16 that the Department of Transportation had acted “arbitrarily and capriciously” when it failed to study the environmental impact of the Bush administration decision to open the country to Mexican trucks.

A Department of Justice spokesman said Jan. 22 there was a possibility Justice could appeal the case to the high court for review.