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BestDriver News A restric on barring Mexico- domiciled carriers from leasing commercial vehicles to U.S. carriers to haul freight inside the U.S. and beyond commercial zones on the border has been li ed, per a no ce published November 22 the Federal Register from the Fed- eral Motor Carrier Safety Adminis- tra on. The restriction was set with the Mo- tor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999, which established FMCSA, and was to be kept in place until certain obligations in the North American Free Trade Agreement had been met. To meet these obligations, FMCSA conducted the U.S.-Mexico Cross Border Long- Haul Trucking Pilot Program from 2011 through 2014 to determine the ability of Mexican motor carriers to operate safely in the U.S. Although the Department of Trans- portation Office of Inspector General determined the program had too few Mexican carrier participants, FMCSA moved forward anyway, and, in January 2015, began accepting applications from Mexico-based haulers for operating au- thority, meeting the NAFTA obligations and lifting the restriction. FMSA says Mexico-domiciled carriers are now allowed to lease equipment to U.S. motor carriers regardless of where the freight is going, as long as the equip- ment is up to FMCSA regulations. In such cases, the U.S. carrier assumes "complete responsibility for the opera- tion of the equipment for the duration of the lease," FMCSA adds. bdj 36 January 2017 BestDriverJOBS www.bestdriverjobs.com by Matt Cole FMCSA: Mexican carriers can now lease equipment to U.S. carriers Mexico-domiciled carriers are now allowed to lease equipment to U.S. carriers.

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