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DOT expands Mexican-U.S. border freight zones in Texas, New Mexico
The commercial border zone expansion will give Mexican-domiciled and U.S.-domiciled carriers and drivers a bigger zone to pick up and drop freight near El Paso, along with making some New Mexico-based crossings officially codified as cross-border zones.
February 23, 2016
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Teamsters hit FMCSA with lawsuit over move to open border for Mexican carriers
The Teamsters’ lawsuit alleges that FMCSA’s report to Congress — on which it based its decision to open the border to all Mexican-domiciled carriers — “is arbitrary and capricious.”
March 11, 2015
Business
FMCSA officially opens authority application process for Mexican carriers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officially began Jan. 15 accepting applications for Mexican carriers to apply for authority to operate in the U.S. beyond the commercial border zone.
January 15, 2015
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FMCSA opens border: Mexican carriers will be allowed to apply for U.S. operating authority
The move comes less than three months after the end of the agency’s cross-border pilot program, that data from which has been questioned by the DOT Inspector General.
January 9, 2015
Business
OIG report: FMCSA’s data on Mexican carriers invalid due to lack of participants
FMCSA’s work on the program complied with Congressional requirements, the Inspector General report notes, but the program had so few Mexican carrier participants that the data produced is insufficient.
December 29, 2014
Business
Data on cross-border program insufficient, FMCSA committee says; Mex carriers continue operation
An FMCSA advisory committee approved a report critical of the U.S.-Mexico cross-border pilot program, notably the program’s lack of inspection data and participation. Mexican carriers in the program now have full authority to operate in the U.S.
October 29, 2014
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Questions remain for cross-border trucking as pilot program nears end
With the expiration of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico coming Oct. 14, both the future of cross-border trucking and the effectiveness of the agency’s three-year test are unclear.
October 2, 2014
Business
Final audit of FMCSA’s cross-border program begins as it enters final month
The Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General has begun its final audit of the cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico. Here’s what it’s looking to find.
August 27, 2014
Business
Low participation plaguing cross-border trucking program with Mexico
Five months remain in the pilot cross-border trucking program with Mexico, which has continued to report few safety violations but low participation: Just 13 carriers have authority, compared to the nearly 50 FMCSA said it would need.
May 12, 2014
Business
FMCSA accepting public comment on application for latest pilot program participant
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking comment on the latest applicant to its cross-border pilot program with Mexico.
April 10, 2014
Business
Latest Mexican carrier application ready for public comment
TRACSO has become the latest Mexican carrier to apply for operating authority in the U.S. under the cross-border pilot program with the country. Public comment is being accepted until Oct. 10.
October 2, 2013
Business
Mexican carriers fare well on safety data
Long-haul and drayage Mexican carriers entering the United States have generally lower out-of-service rates than their American counterparts, according to current federal data.
August 8, 2013
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