Reply #59: Actually, no. Cabotage for them would be a BAD thing.

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That indeed WOULD cost American jobs. I do not advocate it for Canadian companies and i certainly don't advocate it for Mexican companies.

Cabotage is the transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country. Originally starting with shipping, cabotage now also covers aviation, railways and road transport. Cabotage is "trade or navigation in coastal waters, or, the exclusive right of a country to operate the air traffic within its territory."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabotage

Canadian trucking companies do not have cabotage and neither would/will Mexican trucking companies. That is one of the most misunderstood parts of the agreement in question. Also, the agreement with Mexico is reciprocal, similar to the agreement we have with Canada, meaning certain American trucking companies (those that apply for and are approved, just like their Mexican counterparts) will be allowed to deliver freight into Mexico.