FMCSA Seeks Comment on Safety Audit Related to NAFTA Trucking

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on data and information on the Pre-Authorization Safety Audit (PASA) for Jose Guadalupe Morales Guevara (DBA Fletes Morales) which applied to participate in the Agency's long-haul pilot program to test and demonstrate the ability of Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate safely in the U.S. The approval is part of the Pilot Program on NAFTA Trucking Provisions.

The SMS data reflect that this carrier was not regularly traveling into the U.S. for the past 24 months and accrued only 2 driver inspections and one vehicle inspection with no violations noted. FMCSA notes that the SMS scores for Morales Trucking also do not exceed the alert thresholds. FMCSA has also confirmed that Jose Guadalupe Morales Guevara DBA Fletes Morales was created to fulfill a separate business need, and is not an attempt to evade or conceal a negative safety performance history by Morales Trucking. To date, no carriers have failed the PASA.

Comments are due by July 21 to Federal Docket Management System Number FMCSA-2011-0097 to www.regulations.gov or to Docket Management Facility, (M-30), U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building, Ground Floor, Room 12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Further information: Marcelo Perez, 512-916-5440 Ext. 228 or marcelo.perez@dot.gov.