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Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2010

New Volley of Retaliatory Tariffs Launches in U.S.-Mexico Trucking Dispute

By Kenneth E. Siegel*

The government of Mexico has announced a list of additional U.S. grown and U.S. manufactured products on which it is imposing retaliatory tariffs that range as high as 25 percent. It also has cut some products that were on the original list and reduced the applicable tariff on others. 



The tariffs originally were imposed by Mexico eighteen months ago in retaliation for the failure of the U.S. to abide by its obligations under the...

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Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Do Shippers and Carriers Face a Federal Food Fight? FDA Seeks Information on Implementation of Sanitary Food Transportation Act of 2005

 By Kenneth E. Siegel*



Comments must be filed by August 30, 2010 in response to an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) published by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to implement the Sanitary Food Transportation Act of 2005 (SFTA-2005).  This legislation directed the Department of Health & Human Services (which includes FDA) to promulgate regulations requiring shippers, motor and rail carriers, receivers, and other persons engaged in the transportation...

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Posted: Friday, July 23, 2010

FMCSA to Allow Canadian Domiciled Motor Carriers/Freight Forwarders to Obtain Required Insurance from Canadian Insurance Companies

By Kenneth E. Siegel*

In response to a petition filed by the Canadian government, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) has amended its liability insurance regulations for motor carriers. In another long-overdue step toward full reciprocity, it will now allow Canada-domiciled motor carriers and freight forwarders to maintain – as acceptable evidence of their required financial responsibility for accident liability – insurance policies issued...

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