Concept-Trucks-English

January 6, 2011

CONCEPT DOCUMENT
PHASED U.S.-MEXICO CROSS-BORDER LONG HAUL TRUCKING PROPOSAL
PRE – OPERATIONS ELEMENTS
1. Application: Interested Mexican Carriers apply for long-haul operating• Passenger and hazardous materials carriers will not be included in this program.
• Subject to negotiation with Mexico, the number of carrier and truck participants in first
phase of program willbe managed to ensure adequate oversight.
2. Vetting
• Applicant carriers’ information is vetted by DHS and DOJ.
• Driver specific information from applicant carriers is vetted by DHS and DOJ.
3.Pre-Authority Safety Audit (PASA)
• Review carrier’s safety management programs (vehicle maintenance, drug and alcohol
testing programs, driver qualification files, etc.).
• Review driving recordsfor only those drivers who would participate in cross-border long
haul operations.
• Review the combined driving record of drivers who would participate in the program (U.S.
driving history, MexicanFederal license history, and Mexican State license history).
• Inspection of each vehicle to be used in the phased in program.
• Check all participating vehicles for Federal Motor Vehicle SafetyStandards (FMVSS)
certification.
• Check all participating vehicles for EPA emissions standards.
• Conduct an English Language Proficiency and US Traffic Laws knowledge test of each driverparticipating in the program, conducted in English.
• Review of all convictions, crashes and inspections in Mexico in determining carrier’s safety
record.
4. Document Mexican Commercial Driver’s Licenseprocess to demonstrate comparability.
5. Insurance - If PASA is successfully completed, applicant must submit evidence of financial
responsibility (insurance) to FMCSA.
OPERATIONS ELEMENTS
1.Monitoring
• Inspections
• For an agreed upon period of time a carrier’s long-haul operations, vehicles and drivers
would be inspected by FMCSA each time one of its vehicles crosses the northbound...