NAFTA CrossBorder Trucking Demonstration Project Update Kirk Davenport
NAFTA Cross-Border Trucking Demonstration Project Update Kirk Davenport IFTA Annual Business Meeting July 15 – 16 Manchester, NH
EXPECTATIONS Ø September 7, 2007 Ø One Year Project Ø 100 Mexico-Domiciled Carriers Ø 500 Trucks Ø Demonstration project extended on August 6, 2008 for two additional years
PARTICIPATION Ø 29 Mexican carriers issued OP-1 operating authority Ø Minus 2 = 25 actual participants Ø 101 trucks Ø 85% of all trucks trips by the participants were within the border commercial zone
Why Low Participation Ø Ø Ø Uncertainty on whether the OP-1 operating authority granted under the demonstration project would continue Additional costs of insurance for long-haul operations beyond the commercial zone Participants had to operate under a single operating authority (i. e. , could not have part of fleet with OP-1 for long-haul operations and part of fleet with OP-2 for operations only within the border commercial zones
Independent Evaluation Panel Report to U. S. Secretary of Transportation October 31, 2008 Ø Ø Ø Meaningful statistical evaluation is not possible because of the low level of participation and that most of the participating trucks operated within the commercial border zone Participants had a lower out-of-service rate than US-domiciled trucks No crashes involving Mexican carriers participating in the demonstration project
Conclusion March 11, 2009 Fiscal Year Omnibus Appropriations Act signed by the President, which included a provision prohibiting FMCSA from spending any additional funds on the cross-border trucking demonstration project FMCSA immediately issued letter to participants revoking their OP-1 operation authority FMCSA restored OP-2 operating authority for participants who had an OP-2 prior to the demonstration project
U. S. Carriers Operating in Mexico Ø 11 U. S. carriers issued authority to operate in Mexico Ø U. S. carriers will continue to operate in Mexico
Independent Evaluation Panel Report to the U. S. Secretary of Transportation http: //www. fmcsa. dot. gov/documents/cross-border/Ind-Eval. Panel-Rpt-US-Mexico-Cross-Border-Demo-Proj-10 -31 -08. pdf Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration NAFTA Web Page http: //www. fmcsa. dot. gov/intl-programs. htm
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