Cross-border freight haulers soon will have new access points in New Mexico to carry loads to and from Mexico, according to a pre-published interim final rule issued Feb. 23 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
February 24, 2016Government, Business
Cross-Border Freight Haulers Likely to Have New Access Points in New Mexico
Business
Mexico's Trucking Challenges Include Aging Equipment, Poor Road Network
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — The trucking industry of the United States’ southern neighbor remains plagued by poor infrastructure, high diesel prices and an average fleet age of about 17.9 years.
December 14, 2015Business
US Opening Border to Mexican Truckers
The United States border is being opened to Mexican carriers, the Department of Transportation announced Jan. 9.
January 12, 2015Government, Business
Not Enough Data to Project Mexican Drivers as Safe For Longhaul, Report Concludes
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
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, 2013