I haul for a maquila company. Am I a private carrier?
Generally the answer is no. A maquila is a company that manufactures items. In the maquila industry, raw materials are sent to Mexico, they are made into a final product, and then returned to the U.S. for distribution. The agreement is that nothing made in a maquila has been imported into Mexico, therefore, it can t be sold in Mexico. It must be exported back to the foreign owner.
