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MEX' TRUCKS DEBATE * USA - Letter from: John H. Hill, administrator - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Trucking standards consistently applied
Terre Haute,IN,USA -Terre Haute Tribune Star: Readers' Forum -May 21, 2007: -- A recent letter to the editor concerning the U.S. Department of Transportation’s cross-border trucking demonstration program contained several misperceptions (“Keep those borders from Mexico closed,” May 6)... Under the program, Mexican carriers and drivers are held to the same safety standards as U.S. carriers and drivers. We have U.S. inspections teams in Mexico verifying that every participating carrier meets the same requirements that apply to U.S. truckers, including: driver training; verification of a U.S. insurance policy; full compliance with hours-of-service regulations; vehicle maintenance; ability to communicate in English; and drug and alcohol testing... Every inspected carrier has sent its drivers to U.S. labs to collect samples and conduct these tests. The inspectors also conduct full, 39-point, front-to-back inspections of every vehicle that the carrier intends to use in the U.S... Everyday we inspect hundreds of Mexican trucks in border commercial zones; these inspections show that their equipment is as safe as U.S. trucks. We actually pull a slightly smaller percentage of Mexican trucks inspected out of service than we do U.S. trucks... This program allows U.S. carriers to expand their businesses into Mexico for the first time ever, beginning at the same time Mexican trucks are allowed to operate beyond U.S. border areas. These opportunities put the program on track to lower costs for U.S. consumers and make our economy more competitive...
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