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Trucking and Motorcoaches

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First U.S. Truck Crosses Border Into Mexico

Washington - Stagecoach Cartage and Distribution, an El Paso-based trucking company, became the first ever U.S. trucker to haul a shipment across the U.S.-Mexico border. The truck went through the Nogales, Ariz. commercial border crossing at approximately 9 a.m. local time on its way to Obregon...

U.S. & Mexican Trucking Companies Cleared to Operate Beyond the Border; DOT provides details on steps taken to ensure safety of year-long Demonstration Project in response to latest Inspector General report

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Stagecoach Cartage and Distribution from El Paso, Texas, was today given approval to operate in Mexico, and Transportes Olympic of Nuevo Leon, was cleared to operate in the U.S., marking the start of a year-long cross border demonstration project that will allow U.S. trucking...

First Medical Review Board Meeting Scheduled for August 31

On June 26 a Federal Register Notice was published to inform the public that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) would be providing an opportunity to observe and participate in Medical Review Board (MRB) deliberations about the possible revision and the development of Federal...

Large Truck Crash Causation Study

Researchers and analysts now have access to unprecedented detail about the events surrounding truck crashes that are not available anywhere else. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has posted online the database from its groundbreaking Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS).

Notice of Meeting: Unified Carrier Registration Board of Directors

The first meeting of the Board of Directors for the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan and Agreement, mandated under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), will take place June 13, 2006, from 10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the...