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MEXICANS' TRUCKS * USA - Cross-border trucking a go
FMCSA Administrator John Hill told reporters the U.S. plans to give up to 25 Mexican firms permission by the end of September and add another 25 companies each month until hitting 100 by the end of this year under the one-year pilot programGrain Valley,MO,USA -Land Line Magazine -Sept. 7, 2007: -- In a late-night teleconference Thursday from Washington, DC, the U.S. Transportation Department announced the official OK for a cross-border pilot program... Hill said the FMCSA had already responded to concerns in the audit regarding the ability to inspect “every truck every time” whether state enforcement is fully prepared, and whether the on-site inspections in Mexico were including all trucks in the fleet... Mexican companies must abide by the same, if not stricter, standards as U.S. carriers. He rolled through a list of must-haves for Mexican trucks and truckers that included requirements to have U.S.-based insurance, ability to communicate in English, participate in drug/alcohol testing program through U.S. labs, pass a thorough safety audit of records and equipment on location at the company’s Mexican headquarters and more... He did not provide details on how states and federal government will collect taxes on Mexican carriers equal to what U.S. carriers pay. Mexico does not participate in the International Registration Plan or the International Fuel Tax Agreement... Nor was there information provided on how differences in commercial driver licenses would be handled. For example, violations in personal vehicles are not assessed on a Mexican licenses, but they are on U.S. CDLs... President and CEO Jim Johnston said OOIDA’s attorneys in DC have filed a petition for review of the cross-border pilot program and a petition for stay pending review in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia... (Photo by sparks-mexico.com: Border crossing in the morning)
* Labor and Safety Concerns
USA -Law Cata Blog -8 Sept 2007: -- The Bush administration granted authority late on Thursday for long haul Mexican truckers to operate anywhere in the United States, launching a one-year pilot program that some members of Congress, labor and consumer groups assert shortchanges safety... In 1994, Mexico and the United States agreed as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to expanded cross-border trucking to improve shipping efficiency and reduce costs, but the Clinton administration concerned about safety never allowed the Mexican trucks access to American highways... In August, the Department of Transportation's inspector general reported several glaring safety issues concerning the state of trucking in Mexico. It is also feared that due to lax wage and hour laws, drivers could be forced to make lengthy deliveries without appropriate rest. Also, checks of the validity of Mexican commercial drivers' licenses against Mexico 's database resulted in a failure rate of nearly 20 percent -- one in five licenses that are invalid or simply not listed. Concerns also have also arisen about licensing, insurance and drug testing. Drug testing is virtually non-existent as there are no certified drug testing facilities in Mexico...
USA -Law Cata Blog -8 Sept 2007: -- The Bush administration granted authority late on Thursday for long haul Mexican truckers to operate anywhere in the United States, launching a one-year pilot program that some members of Congress, labor and consumer groups assert shortchanges safety... In 1994, Mexico and the United States agreed as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to expanded cross-border trucking to improve shipping efficiency and reduce costs, but the Clinton administration concerned about safety never allowed the Mexican trucks access to American highways... In August, the Department of Transportation's inspector general reported several glaring safety issues concerning the state of trucking in Mexico. It is also feared that due to lax wage and hour laws, drivers could be forced to make lengthy deliveries without appropriate rest. Also, checks of the validity of Mexican commercial drivers' licenses against Mexico 's database resulted in a failure rate of nearly 20 percent -- one in five licenses that are invalid or simply not listed. Concerns also have also arisen about licensing, insurance and drug testing. Drug testing is virtually non-existent as there are no certified drug testing facilities in Mexico...
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