The pilot program that allowed Mexican trucks to run in the United States for three years didn’t yield enough results to determine the program’s worthiness, said a report from the Inspector General within the U.S. Department of Transportation.
December 29, 2014Government, Business
Not Enough Data to Project Mexican Drivers as Safe For Longhaul, Report Concludes
Government, Business
Trucking Through the Mexico Border
November 21, 2014
Business
Mexican Fleets Keep US Authority as Pilot Program Ends
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is allowing 13 Mexico-based trucking companies that were part of the agency’s cross-border pilot program to maintain U.S. operating authority.
October 20, 2014Business
Industry Regs Dominate Mexico Truck Show As Carriers Seek to Modernize Their Fleets
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Trucking regulations for this nation, while in a state of tremendous flux, set the backdrop at the Expotransporte truck show here Nov. 13-15.
November 25, 2013Government, Business
FMCSA Considers Mexican Carrier for Cross-Border Program
The Federal Motor Carrier Administration is considering certification of the 15th carrier under the cross-border pilot program that allows Mexican trucking companies to run longhaul trips in the United States.
November 12, 2013Business
U.S. Halts Mexico Border Scheme of Hiding Drugs in Truck Axles
Motor carriers received a stark reminder earlier this month that cross-border trucking presents special challenges when U.S. prosecutors announced the arrest of 19 members of Mexican drug organizations who allegedly transported drugs in PVC pipes concealed inside tractor-trailer axles.
August 26, 2013Government, Business
Smugglers Using Truck Axles to Hide Drugs Rounded Up by Federal Task Force
A Southern California-based federal drug task force rounded up more than 57 members of three alleged Mexican drug organizations accused of smuggling cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin into the U.S. by hiding the drugs in PVC pipes concealed in tractor-trailer axles, according to federal prosecutors.
August 22, 2013Business
Court Rulings Back U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Trucking Program
A federal appeals court ruled that the government’s cross-border trucking pilot program that allows some Mexican trucking companies to operate in the United States can go forward, rejecting both an appeal of a previous decision and a separate challenge.
July 29, 2013Business
U.S.-Mexico Border Delays Costing Economy Billions
Delays at U.S.-Mexico border crossings cost the U.S. economy $7.8 billion in 2011 as improvements lagged behind traffic growth, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday.
May 15, 2013Business
Experts Split Over Impact of Mexico Court Ruling
Trade experts assessing a federal appeals court’s recent affirmation of the United States’ cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico could not agree whether it paved the way for a rush of new Mexican carriers.
May 6, 2013