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Current Practices at TxDOT/DPS Border Safety Inspection Facilities and Opportunities for Data Sharing with Federal Agencies.
| 题名： | Current Practices at TxDOT/DPS Border Safety Inspection Facilities and Opportunities for Data Sharing with Federal Agencies. |
| 作者： | bomba, m. villa, j. c. stockton, w. harrison, r. |
| 关键词： | *Truck-safety; *Data-sharing; *Federal-government-agencies; *Commercial-transportation.;United-States; International-trade; Border-crossings; Inspections-. |
| 摘要： | Concern about the safety of Mexican trucks operating in the United States began in the early 1990s, during the debate over the ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). During this debate, a number of U.S. special interest groups argued that Mexican trucks and Mexican truck drivers were unsafe and should not be allowed to operate on U.S. roads. As a result, federal and state governments have directed significant resources towards ensuring the safety of Mexican commercial vehicles and their drivers operating in the United States. This memorandum describes current practices by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to inspect commercial vehicles bringing goods from Mexico into the United States. The data for the study were collected during field visits to border safety inspection facilities in El Paso, Texas and Laredo, Texas, as well as through interviews with individuals working for sates and federal agencies. The study found that the Mexican federal government has the opportunity to improve safety and the velocity of trade by improving their commercial drivers license database and by providing public truck scales near border crossings. Federal and state governments in the United States can improve the efficiency of border safety inspection stations by increasing their staffing. |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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