DOT Urges More Mexican Truckers to Participate in Cross-Border Program

2/27/2012 11:30:00 AM
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U.S. Department of Transportation officials have urged more Mexican carriers to apply for the cross-border trucking program, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

DOT officials said at a Friday meeting in Tijuana, Mexico, near the Otay Mesa, Calif., border crossing that more enrollment by Mexican truckers was critical to the programâ€™s success, the paper reported.

To date, just 21 Mexican companies have sought to join the program, the Union-Tribune reported, citing Marcelo Perez, a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official. FMCSA is part of DOT.

In November, a third Mexican carrier passed preliminary U.S. safety review to participate in the two countriesâ€™ cross-border trucking program.

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