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sausageseller: Mexico has no national database for vehicle inspections, accident reports or drivers records.
1rudeboy:It might, it might not. But since the Mexican truck has to satisfy FMCSA regulations to get its USDOT number, the point is moot.

Notice he said Mexico has no real database of accident reports or drivers records. So the drivers have to have a "Licencia Federal," and the FMCSA bureaucrats check it off their list. Yeah, that makes me feel a lot better.

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The Mexican driver must have the equivalent of the American CDL, a medical certificate, and a work visa. Whether or not the FMCSA bureaucrats (and the State bureaucrats) simply check it off their list is a good question, which returns us to the safety record of the Mexican trucks. Again, the Mexican trucks have been operating in the buffer-zone for years, and the Mexican trucks in the pilot program have been operating in the United States for months. Where are the accidents?

I believe the Mexican CDL is called a "Licencia Federal de Conductor."