The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is scheduled to announce a pilot program that would allow truckers to prepay for single-crossing access to ports of entry.
May 2, 2016Government, Business, Logistics
Border Rail Line to Connect US, Mexico
A new company will take over repairs and eventual operations of the beleaguered Desert Line railroad, clearing the way for work to begin this summer and for trains to move goods made in Mexico into the United States in 2018.
June 13, 2016Government
USDA to Raise Inspection Fees 187% on Imports From Canada, Mexico
The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week issued a final rule designed to recoup costs associated with animal and plant inspections by raising fees for all truck-borne imports by 187%.
November 1, 2015Government
Transplace Upgrades Cross-Border Customs Tool
Transplace has upgraded its customs tool for shipments crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
November 12, 2014Government
US, Mexico Agree to Accelerate Cross-Border Trade
Top officials with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Mexico’s Tax Administration Service signed an agreement Oct. 17 aimed at accelerating secure trade.
October 20, 2014Government
FMCSA Allows Mexican Carriers to Continue U.S. Operations, Post-Pilot Program
Mexico-based trucks that participated in the U.S. Transportation Department’s cross-border pilot program will be allowed to continue operating north of the border even though the three-year program ended Oct. 14, a spokeswoman said.
October 15, 2014Government
Low Interest by Mexican Truckers Threatens Plan to Open Border
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The cross-border trucking pilot program has had so little participation that federal regulators may not be able to determine if Mexican carriers are as safe as U.S. carriers, several members of an advisory panel said here last week.
May 26, 2014Government
Senate Confirms Customs and Border Protection Chief
The U.S. Senate voted unanimously March 6 to confirm Gil Kerlikowske to lead Customs and Border Protection, the agency within the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security Department that is responsible for border security.
March 7, 2014Government
US, Canada Set to Begin Pilot Program to Speed Freight Flow at Peace Bridge
The United States and Canada said they are set to launch the second phase of a pilot program to speed the flow of freight at the border by having U.S.-bound trucks inspected on Canadian soil.
February 17, 2014Government, Business
OOIDA Asks Supreme Court to Review Decision on Cross-Border Trucking Program
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision upholding the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s authority to operate a cross-border pilot program allowing Mexican drivers to operate throughout the United States.
November 7, 2013