Presentation: Cross Border Trucking Information

3/11/2008

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All 22 Congressional Safety Mandates Have Been Met

• Established mandatory pre-authority safety audits.
• Conducted at least 50 percent (100) of the safety audits on-site in Mexico.
• Issued permanent operating authority only to Mexican trucking companies who pass safety compliance review.
• Conducted at least 50 percent (100) of the compliance reviews on-site in Mexico - including any who did not receive an on-site pre-authority audit.
• Checked the validity of the driver’s license every time a truck crossed the border.
• Assigned Mexican truck companies a distinct DOT number.
• Ensured that all trucks from Mexico displayed a CVSA decal. DOT Validated the decal with a check of all trucks from Mexico that do not display a current CVSA decal.
• Had state inspectors in the border states report any violations of safety regulations by trucks from Mexico to the U.S. federal authorities.
• Equiped all U.S.-Mexico commercial border crossings with weight scales - including weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems at 5 of the 10 busiest crossings.
• Studied the need for weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems at all other border crossings.
• Collected proof of insurance by a U.S. certified insurance carrier from Mexican companies who want to operate beyond the border zone.
• Limited trucks from Mexico operating beyond the border zone to cross the border only where a certified federal or state inspector is on duty.
• Limited trucks from Mexico operating beyond the border zone to cross the border only where there is capacity to conduct inspections and park out of service vehicles.
• Ensured compliance of all U.S. safety regulations by Mexican operators who wish to go beyond border zones.
• Improved training and certification for border inspectors and auditors.
• Studied needed staffing along the border.
• Prohibited Mexican trucking companies from leasing vehicles from other companies when they are suspended, restricted, or limited from their right to operate in the United States.
• Forbade foreign motor carriers from operating in the United States if they have been found to have operated illegally in the United States.
• Worked with all state inspectors to take enforcement action or notify U.S. DOT authorities when they discover safety violations.
• Applied the same U.S. hazardous materials driver requirements to drivers from Mexico hauling hazardous materials.
• Provided $54 million in Border Infrastructure Grants for border improvements and construction.
• Conducted a comprehensive Inspector General’s review – to be certified by the Secretary - that determines if border operations meet requirements.
• DOT self-imposed mandate to install GPS devices on all participating trucks from Mexico.

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Tougher Requirements for Mexican
Trucking Companies Operating in the U.S.

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008

Sec. 733. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to establish or implement a rule allowing poultry products to be imported into the United States from the People's Republic of China.

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008

Sec. 103. None of the funds made available under this Act may be obligated or expended to establish or implement a program under which essential air service communities are required to assume subsidy costs commonly referred to as the EAS local participation program.

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008

Sec. 136. None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to establish a cross-border motor carrier demonstration program to allow Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate the commercial zones along the international border between the United States and Mexico.

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Widespread Support for Cross Border Trucking

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Widespread Support for Cross Border Trucking