While ten of the 12 Mexican carriers in Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration cross-border pilot program had OOS orders, the percentage rates for most is lower than national average for U.S. carriers. Also, data gathered on both program participants and Mexican companies limited to border drayage showed a progressive drop in OOS orders since 1993, according to a June congressional report.
None of the carriers in the current program have driver OOS rates exceeding the U.S. average of 4.9 percent. One company was the sole participant with a higher OOS vehicle rate than the U.S. rate of nearly 21 percent.
The driver OOS rate was 0.61 percent for Transportes Monteblanco, 0.26 percent for Service De Transporte International Y Local and 3.8 percent for Servicios Refrigerados Internacionales. The vehicle OOS rate was 22.2 percent of Baja Express Transportes and 20 percent for Transportes Del Valle De Guadalupe.
Only one carrier, Transportes Olympic, received OOS ratings in both categories, with nearly 4.3 percent average for drivers and a 3.3 percent rate for vehicles.
Last month, the agency announced it would admit a 13 carrier to the program, Sergio Tristan Maldonado, DBA Tristan Transfer.
Five participants have satisfactory compliance reviews as well as permanent authority. Of these, three had already been in the FMCSA’s 2007–2009 program for Mexican carriers. The trio received credit for that time in calculating the 18-month provisional operating authority period.
