FMCSA Seeks Comments on Mexican Carriers Selected for Pilot Program
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on data and information about the Pre-Authorization Safety Audits (PASA) for three motor carriers that applied to participate in the Agency's long-haul pilot program to test and demonstrate the ability of Mexico-domiciled carriers to operate safely in the U.S. beyond the U.S. municipalities on the U.S.-Mexico border or their commercial zones.
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Last July, FMCSA said it would initiate a U.S.-Mexico cross-border long-haul trucking pilot program (See ITT Online Archives [Ref.11071231]) to test and demonstrate the ability of Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate safely in the U.S. as part of its implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Participants in the program include:
- Higienicos y Desechables, 710491,del Bajio SA de CV
- Servicios Refrigerados, 1052546, International SA de CV
- Transportes Del Valle, 2208377, De Guadalupe SA de CV
FMCSA said preliminary grants of authority, pending the carrier's showing of compliance with insurance and process agent requirements and the resolution of any protests, are publicly noticed through publication in the Federal Register. Any protests of such grants must be filed within 10 days of publication of notice.
Comments are due by May 24 to Federal Docket Management System Number FMCSA-2011-0097 via http:// www.regulations.gov, or by mail to Docket Management Facility, (M-30), U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building, Ground Floor, Room 12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Further information: Marcelo Perez, 512-916-5440 Ext. 228 or marcelo.perez@dot.gov.