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Does a foreign-based motor carrier’s accident register have to include accidents that occur in Canada or Mexico?

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Does a foreign-based motor carrier’s accident register have to include accidents that occur in Canada or Mexico?

Guidance: Motor carriers must record accidents occurring within the U.S. and on segments of interstate movements into Canada between the U.S.-Canadian border and the first physical delivery location of a Canadian consignee. The FMCSA further believes its regulations require the documentation of accidents for segments of interstate movements out of Canada between the last physical pick-up location in Canada and the U.S.-Canadian border. The same would be true for movements between the U.S.-Mexican border and a point in Mexico. However, the FMCSA does not have authority over Canadian and Mexican motor carriers that operate within their own countries where the transportation does not involve movements into or out of the United States.

Regulatory Topic: Canadian/Mexican motor carrier accident reports for accidents in Canada/Mexico
Effective Date: Friday, February 28, 2020
Issued Date: Friday, February 28, 2020