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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...

Medical Review Board Web Site Launched

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is proud to announce the establishment of the Medical Review Board (MRB). FMCSA's MRB will provide a critical service in the Department's role of improving highway safety by ensuring that drivers are...

FMCSA Laptop Computer Stolen from Government Vehicle in Baltimore

A laptop computer belonging to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was stolen from a government-owned vehicle on Tuesday, August 22, 2006, in Baltimore, Maryland. The incident was immediately reported to the local police and an...

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...

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...