Agency taking comment on latest Mexican carrier applicant
The largest Mexican carrier so far to pass preliminary audits for participation into the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico is nearing final entrance into the program. The agency, however, ...
Pilot program with Mexico comes under fire in court
Federal judges heard oral arguments presented on the cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico Dec. 6. Meanwhile, Mexico has filed an amicus curiae brief over the program in a separate lawsuit. The three-judge panel for the ...
Mexican carriers drive most in California, Texas
Fourteen carriers have current applications with the cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico, while the six carriers already granted authority have accumulated the most miles in California and Texas. Additionally, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ...
Another Mexican carrier applies to cross-border program
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking comment on the Pre-Authorization Safety Audit of another one-truck Mexican carrier seeking authority under the agency’s pilot cross-border trucking program. On July 11, FMCSA published the results of ...
Official: Cross-border program in trouble
The U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking pilot program may fail unless more Mexican carriers elect to join, a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official said on Wednesday, May 23. To date, Mexican trucks have ...
Mexico clamping down on truck weight, safety regs
Double-trailer accidents on secondary roads have been a problem in Mexico of late, the most recent of which was an April 20 double-trailer truck collision with a bus that left 43 dead and 27 injured. On ...
Questions arise over cross-border carrier’s paperwork
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has responded to questions about Baja Express, the most recent carrier admitted to the agency’s cross-border pilot program with Mexico, clarifying clerical-type errors found within Baja’s application for the ...
Mexican carrier found in violation of leasing regs
A Mexican carrier was found to violate U.S. leasing laws pertaining to Mexican carriers, said William Quade of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Enforcement and Compliance division. The violation was found during the pre-authorization safety ...
CSA'S DATA TRAIL
Who’s keeping score: Carrier use of driver-ranking tools
The final installment in our investigation of third-party driver-scorecard services details carrier practices using the tools to rank current and/or prospective drivers in the perspective of CSA.
Inconsistent enforcement: Insist on inspection, not citation
Bypass systems reduce inspection likelihood
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