USMCA
USMCA Bodes Well for Cross-Border Freight
Trucks enter the United States from Mexico at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Both the improved trade activity and a promising future for the USMCA are favorable developments for trucking because 80% of cross-border trade moves via truck.
November 13, 2020What a Manufacturing Shift Away From China Could Mean for Trucking
A worker assembles gearboxes at the Kofon factory in Huanggang in central China's Hubei province April 13, 2020. (Ng Han Guan/Associated Press)
How will U.S. trucking be affected if certain businesses move out of China and into other parts of Asia or even to North America?
July 8, 2020Mexican President Lopez Obrador to Meet With Trump on USMCA
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico's president, waves as he arrives at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on July 8. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will on July 8 hold talks with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump during a working visit aimed at marking the launch of the new North American trade agreement, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
July 8, 2020ATA Praises USMCA Pact
ATA President Chris Spear by John Sommers II for Transport Topics
The trade deal with Canada and Mexico that took effect at the start of the month garnered a strong endorsement from the leadership at American Trucking Associations.
July 8, 2020USMCA Moves Closer to Implementation as Canada Gives Its OK
Trucks at the Canadian border via the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg News)
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement has moved one step closer to being ratified by all three nations.
March 14, 2020House Lawmakers Agree on Infrastructure Investments, but Lack Funding Proposals
Ways & Means Committee via YouTube
Democrats and Republicans on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee in the House demonstrated a rare show of bipartisanship Feb. 6 by endorsing stakeholders’ consistent calls for investing in multimodal connectivity.
February 6, 2020Trump Signs USMCA Agreement Into Law
President Trump speaks during an event at the White House on Jan. 29 to sign a new North American trade agreement with Canada and Mexico. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press)
President Donald Trump on Jan. 29 signed into law a major rewrite of the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico that he said replaces the “nightmare” of a Clinton-era agreement and will keep jobs, wealth and growth in America.
January 29, 2020Trade Agreements May Bring Stability to Trucking
Ann Wilson and Chris Spear by Roger Gilroy/Transport Topics
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Trucking could be in for a period of improved conditions with the North American trade agreement updated and U.S.-China trade tensions eased, industry leaders said.
January 28, 2020USMCA Passage Applauded by Trucking
Commercial trucks and cars cross the Ambassador Bridge on the Canada-U.S. border in Windsor, Ontario. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg News)
The U.S. Senate recently passed a major new trade deal in a move that is spurring optimism throughout the trucking industry.
January 23, 2020Senate Passes USMCA Trade Deal
United States President Donald Trump by Evan Vucci/Associated Press
A new trade deal with Canada and Mexico was approved in the U.S. Senate on Jan. 16, marking a significant accomplishment for President Donald Trump on his long-discussed desire to update the Clinton-era North American Free Trade Agreement.
January 16, 2020