Mexican trucks in higher gear: Cino says one-year pilot program would loosen limits on some Mexican truckers in United States.

More than six years after Mexican trucking companies had expected full access to U.S. roads, the acting transportation secretary says change is coming.

Maria Cino said the Department of Transportation expects to release by the end of the year a plan to allow Mexican trucks beyond the small commercial zone to which they are now restricted.

"We continue to work with the Mexican government and are hiring more inspectors," she said in an interview. "It's probably just some details that need to be worked out."

She said it will be a one-year pilot program that will involve a limited number of Mexican carriers, probably 100. After the year is up, Cino …