Registration and Title Bulletin #149-02
| Date: |
December 27, 2002 |
| To: |
All County Tax Assessor-Collectors |
| Subject: |
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) |
PURPOSE
This bulletin is to provide recent information from the U.S. Department
of Transportation (USDOT) concerning the implementation of the NAFTA
provisions for Mexican trucks and buses. A copy of the USDOT's bulletin
dated November 27, 2002 is attached, as well as a list of contacts.
DETAILS
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is now
processing applications for operating authority. Once the applications
are approved, only those vehicles will be able to travel beyond the
border commercial zones.
A Mexican motor carrier may legally travel outside the border
commercial zones only if the carrier has all of the following:
- NAFTA Annual Permit (or a 72-Hour or 144-Hour permit);
- The Vehicle Titles and Registration Division procedures for
issuing NAFTA Annual Permits have not changed.
- The only prerequisite to issuing a NAFTA Annual Permit is proof
of financial responsibility.
- If NAFTA Annual Permits are issued to Mexican commercial
vehicles, such vehicles are limited to international cargo and
service (no intrastate movements).
- English and Spanish versions of the Texas NAFTA Annual Permit
Application, Form VTR-29-NAFTA, are available on the Texas
Department of Transportation's Web site at
www.dot.state.tx.us by
accessing Automobiles, Registration and Titling, Popular Links.
- Appropriate operating authority issued by the FMCSA;
- The certificate number will begin with MX.
- USDOT numbers will be issued with an alpha designation to
identify the type of motor carrier.
- OP-1 MX carriers will be issued a USDOT number ending with X.
- OP-2 carriers will be issued a USDOT number ending with Z and
are restricted to border commercial zones.
- Single State Registration (SSR) issued by TxDOT's Motor
Carrier Division;
- Mexico's equivalent of the U.S. commercial driver's
license (Licencia Federal); and
- A valid Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)
inspection decal.
CONTACT(S)
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact
your local Vehicle Titles and Registration Division Regional Office.
Thank you very much.
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