Audit
of the Implementation of
the NAFTA Cross-Border
Trucking Provisions Initiated
January
28, 2002
In
response to a Congressional request in the
Department’s 2002 Appropriations Act, we began a
review of the safety of cross-border trucking
between the United States and Mexico.
The audit will determine
whether:
- all new DOT-funded
inspector positions are filled and inspection
personnel are fully trained;
- each inspector
conducting compliance reviews of Mexican motor
carriers is trained as a safety specialist;
- a
requirement that safety specialists conduct
compliance reviews of Mexican carriers was met
by transferring experienced inspectors from
other parts of the United States;
- FMCSA
implemented a policy to ensure that Mexican
carriers seeking operating authority beyond
commercial zones comply with hours-of-service
rules;
- procedures are in
place enabling U.S. law enforcement authorities
to ensure the effective enforcement and
monitoring of licensing of commercial drivers
and for revoking licenses of commercial drivers
employed by Mexican motor carriers and operating
in the United States.
Full
document:
PDF
document
In
court papers, DOT says -- quote -- "Further
delay in complying with our NAFTA motor carrier
commitments would cause considerable harm to our
relationship with Mexico, an important trading and
diplomatic partner."
On
August 6, 2007, we issued our report on Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA)
actions taken in response to the findings and
recommendations in our January 2005 report on the
implementation of the North American Free Trade
Agreement's (NAFTA) cross-border trucking
provisions. This report is our annual review
required under Section 350 (c) of the FY 2002
Department of Transportation Appropriations Act and
is not the initial audit of the demonstration
project required under Section 6901 of the U.S.
Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery
and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007,
which is ongoing.
We found continual improvement in
the border safety program since our earlier reports
dating back to 1998. FMCSA took the actions it
agreed to take in response to the nine
recommendations in our January 2005 report. FMCSA
actions included ensuring that five remaining states
adopted a rule requiring enforcement action against
Mexican motor carriers or others operating without
proper authority from FMCSA.
Despite the progress FMCSA has
made, additional improvements are needed in two of
the eight Section 350 (c) criteria. These involve
improving the quality of the data used to monitor
Mexican commercial driver traffic convictions in the
United States and ensuring adequate capacity to
inspect Mexican buses. FMCSA concurred with our
recommendations and proposed responsive corrective
actions.
As required by Congress, reports
requested by the House and Senate Appropriations
Committees are subject to a 15 day hold before being
publicly released. In compliance with this
requirement, the report was withheld from public
release until August 21, 2007.
Full
Document: PDF
document
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