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FMCSA 07-07
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Contact: Melissa Mazzella DeLaney
Tel.: (202) 366-9999
Second U.S. Trucking Company, Second Mexican Trucking Company Cleared to
Participate in Cross-Border Trucking Demonstration Project
San Diego-based IBC, Inc. and Mexicali-based Transportes Rafa are second
companies
to conduct long-haul operations for cross-border trucking demonstration project
WASHINGTON – IBC Inc., a San Diego-based trucking company, and Transportes Rafa,
a Mexicali, Baja-based trucking company, have both received authority to make
long-haul deliveries in Mexico and the United States, respectively, as part of
the cross-border trucking demonstration project.
These are the second companies from each country to receive authority since the
one-year demonstration was launched Sept. 6, said John Hill, Administrator of
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which oversees the program.
“We are enforcing tough safety standards at every stage of this demonstration as
we tap into this unique opportunity to compete in new markets and increase
border trade efficiency,” Hill said. “There is tremendous potential to reduce
costs for American consumers and businesses while maintaining safety on American
roads.”
Thousands of Mexican commercial trucks operate every day in U.S. cities like San
Diego and El Paso and last year made more than 4 million crossings into border
commercial zones, which extend approximately 20-25 miles into the United States.
U.S. commercial trucks, however, have never had the authority to operate in
Mexico. Last Week, Stagecoach Cartage and Distribution, of El Paso, made the
first trip ever into Mexico as part of the demonstration project.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration announced the start of a cross-border trucking
demonstration project that would expand current border operations to allow up to
100 U.S. trucking companies to operate in Mexico and up to 100 Mexican trucking
companies to operate beyond commercial zones in the U.S.
Every company, vehicle and driver participating in the program must pass a
rigorous safety audit and inspection before being allowed to participate in the
demonstration project. Checks on Mexican companies, vehicles and drivers are
identical to, and in some instances more stringent than those of their U.S.
counterparts.
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