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Medical Qualification Requirements

The following frequently asked questions (FAQs) were developed to highlight the medical qualification requirements for foreign drivers operating in cross-border transportation in the United States.  The FMCSA has published a significant number of medical requirement FAQs for all motor...

Cross-Border Operating Requirements for Mexico-domiciled Motor Carriers

The following frequently asked questions (FAQs) were developed to highlight general operating requirement questions related to cross-border transportation in the United States for Mexico-domiliced Motor Carriers.  The FMCSA has published a significant number of general operating requirement...

Commercial and non-Commercial Driver License Requirements

The following frequently asked questions (FAQs) were developed to highlight the specific requirements for foreign drivers with Commercial and non-Commercial driver’s licenses operating in the United States.  The FMCSA has published a significant number of FAQs for all motor carriers and...

US-Mexico CDL MOU

On November 21, 1991, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and Mexico’s Secretariat of Communication and Transport (SCT) signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States and Government of the United Mexican States Relating to Recognition and...

1991 US-Mexico CDL MOU

1991 US-Mexico CDL MOU.  The 2017 MOU amends but does not supersede this 1991 MOU.  Both must be read together.