Truckers Worry Mexican Carriers Could Avoid Taxes

[Cybergal]

Truckers Worry Mexican Carriers Could Avoid Taxes

3/12/08

WASHINGTON - Bush administration officials sparred with lawmakers Tuesday over a program to allow Mexican truck drivers in the U.S., amid new concern the foreign truckers may be tax scofflaws in Arkansas and elsewhere.

The head of the Arkansas trucking lobby said the state has few means to account for Mexican trucks and assess taxes. That gives Mexican carriers an economic advantage, said Lane Kidd, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association.

A U.S. Department of Transportation official disputed that, saying Mexican truckers who participate in the pilot program must follow the same tax and registration guidelines as their American counterparts.

Trucks originating in Mexico have been allowed in the United States since September. The move is viewed as a first step toward opening up the border to Mexican trucks to comply with the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Congress cited safety concerns in its attempt to derail the program last year.

Kidd said in a telephone interview that he is more troubled by the competitive advantage gained by foreign trucking companies with low-paid drivers who escape a tax burden.
more here............ http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/20...xicantruck.txt

[Truckerjo]

Well this should not be just a trucking concern but a American citizen concern...

Got to love the system...

[MexicoTrucker]

They pay the same taxes as anyone else.

They are required to have Agents of Service in every state they operate in to represent them.