A federal appeals court denied attempts from two truck drivers’ organizations that had sought to stop the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s pilot program that allows Mexico-based companies to operate in the interior of the United States.
April 19, 2013Government
FMCSA Seeks Public Input on Mexican Carrier for Cross-Border Program
Federal transportation safety regulators are asking the public to comment this month as they consider whether to approve a Mexican motor carrier’s request to operate in the United States beyond the border region with Mexico.
April 11, 2014Government
Supreme Court Denies OOIDA Request for Mexican Pilot Hearing
Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court said they will not hear an appeal requested by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association challenging the legality of the pilot program allowing some Mexican trucks to operate in the United States.
January 13, 2014Government
Supreme Court to Consider Mexican Truck Program Appeal Jan. 10
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to announce by Jan. 13 whether it will review an appeals court decision that upheld the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s authority to operate a cross-border pilot program with Mexico.
January 7, 2014Business
FMCSA Taking Comments on Mexican Truck Program Applicant
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is allowing the public to comment on an application by Transportation and Cargo Solutions S de RL de CV to participate in the Mexican cross-border trucking pilot program.
October 2, 2013Government
FMCSA to Grant Cross-Border Authority to 13th Mexican Carrier
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it plans to grant a 13th Mexican motor carrier operating authority to carry loads beyond the 25-mile free trade zone.
July 25, 2013Government
FMCSA Grants Permanent Authority to Four Mexican Carriers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced this week that it had moved multiple Mexican carriers through various stages of registration in the cross-border trucking pilot program this week, including giving permanent authority to four fleets that allows them to operate throughout the United States.
June 28, 2013Government
Groups Criticize FMCSA Over Mexican Trucks in Cross-Border Program
Four groups opposing the federal government’s program that allows some Mexican trucking companies to travel throughout the United States sharply criticized the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, saying the agency is allowing unsafe companies into the cross-border pilot program.
May 17, 2013Government
Two Mexican Carriers Fail Safety Audits for Cross-Border Trucking Program
Two Mexican trucking companies have failed safety audits that are required for admission in the pilot program that allows some Mexico-based carriers into the interior of the United States, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said.
April 4, 2013Business
Rep. Duncan Calls for Review of Mexican Trucks Program
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), a longtime critic of the federal pilot program to allow Mexican trucks beyond the border trade zone, has asked the chairman of the House Transportation Committee to conduct an extensive review of the program.
February 25, 2013