Mexico Border Program Funding Runs out

[redytrk]

Trucking Headlines
Cross-border trucking runs out of fuel
By eTrucker Staff

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s cross-border trucking program with Mexico seemingly came to an end, at least for the current fiscal year, on Dec. 26 when President Bush signed an omnibus spending bill that explicitly cut off funds to the program.

H.R. 2764, the compromise bill approved by the House on Dec. 17 and the Senate on Dec. 18 and sent to the White House on Dec. 19, wrapped together funding for the entire federal government except the Department of Defense, already funded under separate legislation.

Signed into law by President Bush, the bill included a prohibition denying funds "to establish a cross-border motor carrier demonstration program to allow Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate beyond the commercial zones along the international border between the United States and Mexico."

“We want to send a very big thanks to our association members for their participation in keeping the amendment in the bill,†said Todd Spencer, executive vice president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. “We also thank Congress for voting on numerous occasions in favor of the safety and security of our nation’s highways

 

[JohnO]

This was posted on OOIDA web site today. So it seems the battle isn't over just yet.



December 27, 2007 PrintSaveE-mailSize: +/–SPECIAL REPORT: Cross-border program continues despite funding cut Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007 – Despite a provision signed into law Wednesday that’s designed to block Mexican motor carriers from having open access to U.S. highways, FMCSA isn’t ending its cross-border program.

The $555 billion omnibus spending bill, which President George W. Bush signed into law on Wednesday aboard Air Force One, contained a provision that cuts funding from the cross-border program.

The provisions states: “None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to establish a cross-border motor carrier demonstration program to allow Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate beyond the commercial zones along the international border between the United States and Mexico.â€

Officials with the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association learned shortly after the measure was signed into law that FMCSA officials had no intention of complying with the provision.

Later in the day, a statement obtained by Land Line Magazine – attributed only to the agency – confirmed that information.

“In accordance with the 2008 omnibus appropriations act, the U.S. Department of Transportation will not establish any new demonstration programs with Mexico. The current cross-border trucking demonstration project – established in September – will continue to operate in a manner that puts safety first, with participating Mexican carriers subject to all safety standards required by the 2008 omnibus bill, while giving U.S. trucking companies new opportunities and U.S. consumers significant savings,†the FMCSA statement said.

The agency’s insistence in continuing the program drew fire from OOIDA.

“Apparently, this rogue administration wants to play word games and intends to thumb its nose at the clear Congressional intent behind the unambiguous legislation,†said OOIDA Executive Vice President Todd Spencer.

Despite the fact that FMCSA officials seem intent on continuing the program, it does not mean that move will go unchallenged.

OOIDA already has a lawsuit seeking to stop the program pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco. Spencer said that if the administration continues with the cross-border program in spite of the funding cut, the Association will push forward on the pending lawsuit.

– By Jami Jones, senior editor
[email protected]

 

[dieseldiva]

"Rogue administration".....what the heck kind of thing is that going on?? They just ignore the signed law and forge ahead??


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[mrgoodtude]

>Trucking Headlines
> Cross-border trucking runs out of fuel
>By eTrucker Staff
>
>The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s
>cross-border trucking program with Mexico seemingly came to
>an end, at least for the current fiscal year, on Dec. 26
>when President Bush signed an omnibus spending bill that
>explicitly cut off funds to the program.
>
>H.R. 2764, the compromise bill approved by the House on Dec.
>17 and the Senate on Dec. 18 and sent to the White House on
>Dec. 19, wrapped together funding for the entire federal
>government except the Department of Defense, already funded
>under separate legislation.
>
>Signed into law by President Bush, the bill included a
>prohibition denying funds "to establish a cross-border motor
>carrier demonstration program to allow Mexico-domiciled
>motor carriers to operate beyond the commercial zones along
>the international border between the United States and
>Mexico."
>
>“We want to send a very big thanks to our association
>members for their participation in keeping the amendment in
>the bill,†said Todd Spencer, executive vice president of
>the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. “We
>also thank Congress for voting on numerous occasions in
>favor of the safety and security of our nation’s highways

FAF to me...
I am easily amused though...
Who is FMCSA anyway??

About FMCSa

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was established as a separate administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000, pursuant to the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999.

Our primary mission is to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.

FMCSA is headquartered in Washington, DC. We employ more than 1,000 individuals, in all 50 States and the District of Columbia, dedicated to improving bus and truck safety and saving lives.
Uh yeah right thanks for clearing that up
Here are a list of state field offices the challenge is to determine the closest truckload carrier and their position with the Farcemeatheadcocksuckeradministration...
Yes I realize that to be inappropriate but so is this administration.
If you look close maybe you will find an England, Moyer in the midst..
Maybe not..
We do not own the game we are merely able to throw a quarter at it when we desire to play.
Location Address Territory Included
Eastern Service Center 802 Cromwell Park Drive, Suite N
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Phone: (443) 703-2240
Fax: (443) 703-2253 CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NH, NY, PA, PR, RI, VA, VT, WV
Midwestern Service Center 19900 Governors Drive, Suite 210
Olympia Fields, IL 60461
Phone: (708) 283-3577
Fax: (708) 283-3579 IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MO, MN, NE, OH, WI
Southern Service Center 1800 Century Boulevard, NE
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30345-3220
Phone: (404) 327-7400
Fax: (404) 327-7349 AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX
Western Service Center Golden Hills Office Centre
12600 West Colfax Avenue
Suite B-300
Lakewood, CO 80215
Phone: (303) 407-2350
Fax: (303) 407-2339 American Samoa, AK, AZ, CA, CO, Guam, HI, ID, Mariana Islands, MT, ND, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY

State Offices: Click on a State in the map below to view its field office.
USA Map

Field Offices Location Address
Alabama Division 500 Eastern Boulevard, Suite 200
Montgomery, AL 36117
Phone: (334) 223-7244 Fax: (334) 223-7700
Alaska Division Frontier Building, Suite 260
3601 C Street
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 271-4068 Fax: (907) 271-4069
Arizona Division One Arizona Center
400 East Van Buren Steet, Suite 401
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2223
Phone: (602) 379-6851 Fax: (602) 379-3627
Arkansas Division 2527 Federal Building
700 W. Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 324-5050 Fax: (501) 324-6562
California Division 1325 J Street, Suite 1540
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 930-2760 Fax: (916) 930-2778
Colorado Division 12300 West Dakota Avenue, Suite 130
Lakewood, CO 80228
Phone: (720) 963-3130 Fax: (720) 963-3131
Connecticut Division 628-2 Hebron Avenue, Suite 303
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Phone: (860) 659-6700 Fax: (860) 659-6725
Delaware Division J. Allen Frear Federal Building
300 South New Street, Suite 1105
Dover, DE 19904-6726
Phone: (302) 734-8173 Fax: (302) 734-5380
District of Columbia Division 1990 K Street, NW, Suite 510
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 219-3553 Fax: (202) 219-3546
Florida Division 545 John Knox Road, Room 102
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Phone: (850) 942-9338 Fax: (850) 942-9680
Georgia Division Two Crown Center
1745 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 380
Atlanta, GA 30349
Phone: (678) 284-5130 Fax: (678) 284-5146
Hawaii Division 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3-243
Box 50226
Honolulu, HI 96850
Phone: (808) 541-2790 Fax: (808) 541-2702
Idaho Division 3200 North LakeHarbor Lane, Suite 161
Boise, ID 83703
Phone: (208) 334-1842 Fax: (208) 334-1046
Illinois Division 3250 Executive Park Drive
Springfield, IL 62703-4514
Phone: (217) 492-4608 Fax: (217) 492-4986
Indiana Division 575 North Pennsylvania Street, Room 261
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 226-7474 Fax: (317) 226-5657
Iowa Division 105 6th Street
Ames, IA 50010-6337
Phone: (515) 233-7400 Fax: (515) 233-7494
Kansas Division 1303 SW First American Place, Suite 200
Topeka, KS 66604-4040
Phone: (785) 271-1260 Fax: (785) 228-9725
Kentucky Division 330 West Broadway, Room 124
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 223-6779 Fax: (502) 223-6767
Louisiana Division 5304 Flanders Drive, Suite A
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: (225) 757-7640 Fax: (225) 757-7636
Maine Division Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building
40 Western Avenue, Room 608
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: (207) 622-8358 Fax: (207) 622-8477
Maryland Division City Crescent Building
10 South Howard Street, Suite 2710
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 962-2889 Fax: (410) 962-3916
Massachusetts Division 55 Broadway, Bldg 3, Room 1-35
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: (617) 494-2770 Fax: (617) 494-2783
Michigan Division 315 West Allegan, Room 219
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 853-5990 Fax: (517) 377-1868
Minnesota Division 380 Jackson Street
Galtier Plaza, Suite 500
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: (651) 291-6150 Fax: (651) 291-6001
Mississippi Division 666 North Street, Suite 103
Jackson, MS 39202-3199
Phone: (601) 965-4219 Fax: (601) 965-4674
Missouri Division 3219 Emerald Lane, Suite 500
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Phone: (573) 636-3246 Fax: (573) 636-8901
Montana Division 2880 Skyway Drive
Helena, MT 59602
Phone: (406) 449-5304 Fax: (406) 449-5318
Nebraska Division 100 Centennial Mall North,
Room 406 Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone 402-437-5986
Fax - 402 -437-5837
Nevada Division 705 North Plaza Street, Suite 204
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (775) 687-5335 Fax: (775) 687-8353
New Hampshire Division 70 Commercial Street, Suite 102
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 228-3112 Fax: (603) 223-0390
New Jersey Division 840 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 310
West Trenton, NJ 08628
Phone: (609) 637-4222 Fax: (609) 538-4913
New Mexico Division 2400 Louisiana Blvd. NE
Suite 520 AFC-5
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: (505) 346-7858 Fax: (505) 346-7859
New York Division Leo W. O'Brien Federal Building
Room 719
Clinton Avenue & North Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: (518) 431-4145 Fax: (518) 431-4140
North Carolina Division 310 New Bern Avenue, Suite 468
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: (919) 856-4378 Fax: (919) 856-4369
North Dakota Division 1471 Interstate Loop
Bismarck, ND 58503
Phone: (701) 250-4346 Fax: (701) 250-4389
Ohio Division 200 North High Street, Room 328
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 280-5657 Fax: (614) 280-6875
Oklahoma Division 300 North Meridian, Suite 106 South
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
Phone: (405) 605-6047 Fax: (405) 605-6176
Oregon Division The Equitable Center
530 Center Street, NE
Suite 100
Salem, OR 97301-3740
Phone: (503) 399-5775 Fax: (503) 399-5838
Pennsylvania Division 228 Walnut Street, Room 560
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: (717) 221-4443 Fax: (717) 221-4552
Puerto Rico Division Torre Chardón
350 Chardón Street
Suite 207
Hato Rey, PR 00918
Phone: (787) 766-5985 Fax: (787) 766-5015
Rhode Island Division 20 Risho Avenue, Suite E
East Providence, RI 02914
Phone: (401) 431-6010 Fax: (401) 431-6019
South Carolina Division 1835 Assembly Street, Suite 1253
Columbia, SC 29201-2430
Phone: (803) 765-5414 Fax: (803) 765-5413
South Dakota Division 116 East Dakota Avenue, Suite B
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 224-8202 Fax: (605) 224-1766
Tennessee Division 640 Grassmere Park, Suite 111
Nashville, TN 37211
Phone: (615) 781-5781 Fax: (615) 781-5755
Texas Division 826 Federal Building
300 East 8th Street
Room 865
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 536-5980 Fax: (512) 916-5980
Utah Division 2520 West 4700 South, Suite 9B
Salt Lake City, UT 84118-1847
Phone: (801) 963-0096 Fax: (801) 963-0086
Vermont Division FMCSA - Vermont Division
P.O. Box 338
87 State Street,
Room 305 Montpelier, VT 05601
Tel. (802) 828-4480 Fax (802) 828-4581
Virginia Division 400 North 8th Street, Suite 780
Richmond, VA 23219-4827
Phone: (804) 771-8585 Fax: (804) 771-8681
Washington Division Evergreen Plaza Building
711 South Capitol Way, Suite 502
Olympia, WA 98501
Phone: (360) 753-9875 Fax: (360) 753-9024
West Virginia Division 700 Washington Street East
Geary Plaza, Suite 205
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 347-5935 Fax: (304) 347-5617
Wisconsin Division Highpoint Office Park
567 D'Onofrio Drive, Suite 101
Madison, WI 53719-2844
Phone: (608) 829-7530 Fax: (608) 829-7540
Wyoming Division 1637 Stillwater Avenue, Suite F
Cheyenne, WY 82009
Phone: (307) 772-2305 Fax: (307) 772-2905

 

[cheri1122]

I personally think the FMCSA ranks right up there with a couple other agencies created to "enhance security":
Federal
Air
Transportation
Airport
Security
Services
and:
Airport
Security
Services
Home
Office
Logistics
Enhancement
Section
Their insistence on pushing the Mexican program qualifies them to be folded into the second group, IMO.