Two top Senate Democrats, including longtime free-trade foe Sherrod Brown are crafting a labor enforcement proposal that could help ease the way for passage of President Donald Trump’s new North American trade agreement.
April 8, 2019USMCA
Government, Business
Sam Hodgson/Bloomberg News
Democrats Try to Smooth Trade Deal Passage With Labor Proposal
Sam Hodgson/Bloomberg News
Government, Business, Logistics
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer walks past vehicles standing in line at the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico. (Luis Antonio Rojas/Bloomberg News)
Mexico Border Wait Times Spike as Trump's Threats Slow Traffic
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer walks past vehicles standing in line at the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico. (Luis Antonio Rojas/Bloomberg News)
The southern border isn’t closed, but already it’s a mess for trucks hauling goods from Mexico to the United States, snarling traffic at some of the busiest frontier crossings in the world.
April 8, 2019
Government, Business
Shannon VanRaes/Bloomberg News
Canada Won’t Ratify USMCA Trade Deal if Metals Tariffs Are in Place
Shannon VanRaes/Bloomberg News
Canada is ratcheting up pressure on the U.S. to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum — threatening to hold up the new continental trade deal and change up its own retaliatory tariffs to have a bigger impact.
April 5, 2019
Government, Business
President Donald Trump (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald)
ATA Among Members of New USMCA Coalition
President Donald Trump (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald)
President Donald Trump’s trade agreement with Canada and Mexico received a significant endorsement as more than 200 companies and associations representing freight and farming stakeholders urged Congress to pass the deal.
February 27, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics
Panelists (from left) Larry Kudlow, Jesus Saede and Marc Garneau by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics
North American Leaders Discuss Future of USMCA
Panelists (from left) Larry Kudlow, Jesus Saede and Marc Garneau by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics
WASHINGTON — Trade officials representing the United States, Canada and Mexico committed to advancing the treaty that is meant to serve as a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement was announced in late September as an update to NAFTA, which took effect in 1994.
February 24, 2019
Government, Business, Editorial
Editorial: Make Infrastructure Great Again
We were surprised that President Donald Trump did not focus more on infrastructure during last week’s State of the Union address, particularly since he chose to include some pointed language to describe the North American Free Trade Agreement.
February 7, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics
Bonnie Crombie, mayor of Mississauga, Ontario, says 20 million Canadians visit the U.S. annually. (Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)
Mayors, Ambassadors Discuss Advancing NAFTA Replacement Deal
Bonnie Crombie, mayor of Mississauga, Ontario, says 20 million Canadians visit the U.S. annually. (Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)
WASHINGTON — Officials representing the United States, Canada and Mexico expressed support for advancing the treaty that is meant to serve as a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement.
January 23, 2019
Government, Business
China President Xi Jinping (left) and President Donald Trump at the G-20 Summit on Dec. 1. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
G-20 Summit Brings Two Significant Trade Developments for Trucking Industry
China President Xi Jinping (left) and President Donald Trump at the G-20 Summit on Dec. 1. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
Steps taken by the Trump administration at last week’s G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, could have significant effects for the trucking and port industries as the president continues to revamp global trade policy for the United States.
December 4, 2018
Government, Business, Fuel, Editorial
Editorial: Continuing to Do Business
Keeping trade moving among the United States, Mexico and Canada helps keep the wheels turning for U.S.-based operations.
October 4, 2018