Here we are again. Another fall season is upon us.  Just amazing how time flies.  It never seems like there is enough time to get everything done and it seems like I am always writing one of these articles.  Hope things are going well for you. This month we report:

NAFTA – The Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Transportation has released a report on the status of the FMCSA cross-border operations. While recognizing the inroads which have been made by the FMCSA, the report indicates that there remain inconsistencies in reporting traffic convictions of Mexican drivers, and there are still questions about Mexican drivers holding multiple licenses in order to avoid the impact of an offense which would otherwise disqualify them from operating in the U.S.  A full copy of the report can be viewed here.

In other NAFTA news, the BTS reports that inter-country trade was down 31.5%. Surface transportation, or freight movements by truck, rail and pipeline, accounts for about 88 percent of U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico. The value of imported trucked goods from Canada was 34.8 percent lower, with the value of exported goods dropping 28.8 percent. In trade with Mexico the value of the imported goods dropped 18 percent and exported goods dropped 14.3 percent. Read More

Hope you all had a wonderful summer and are ready to gear up for fall.  We are so pleased by the favorable reports we are getting from you over the use of the new VITAL program.  What – you have not tried it yet?  If not, call or email Laib Roberts over here at CAB (212-244-6575, ext 227) and see what you have been missing.

As part of our commitment to our client base, the CAB team is constantly working on new features to aid and enhance the use of our popular online tools. In response to your requests, we have now added to the information in our inspection category to include recorded accidents on any vehicle over the past 36 months. By clicking a button you can get detailed crash reports that offer information not available anywhere else, including the crash events as recorded by the investigating officer and links to any other commercial vehicles that may have been involved in the accident. Additionally, full itemized reports are available based on the individual violation categories to allow underwriters and claims adjusters to focus on specific issues without needing to weed though overwhelming amounts of data. To complete the circle, full integration with our VITAL search engine has been included with all of these enhancements, and a full historical VITAL report can be accessed by simply clicking on a VIN or License number from any of our online reports.

This month we report:

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