CHP Border Truck Inspections Receive Federal Accolades.News Editors SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2002 According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recently released report from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. General Accounting Office (GAO), the California Highway Patrol's (CHP's) border truck inspection facilities and personnel are among the best prepared in the nation. "As the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Free Trade Act (NAFTA NAFTA in full North American Free Trade Agreement Trade pact signed by Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 1992, which took effect in 1994. Inspired by the success of the European Community in reducing trade barriers among its members, NAFTA created the world's ) allows more foreign trucks to enter and operate in the United States, the CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan stands ready to assure these incoming vehicles are as safe as the domestic commercial vehicles which operate on California's roads and highways List of articles related to roads and highways around the world. International/World
Commercial truck traffic at Texas and California ports of entry -- which handle approximately 91 percent of truck crossings from Mexico -- has grown just over 60 percent since NAFTA went into effect. A total of 2.7 million truck crossings occurred in fiscal 1994 compared to more than 4.3 million crossings in fiscal 2001. Currently, only 2 of 25 commercial ports of entry along the Mexico/US border have permanent inspection facilities -- the CHP facilities in Calexico and Otay Mesa. "As of October 2001, the border states Border States The slave states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri that were adjacent to the free states of the North during the Civil War. of California, Arizona, New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). and Texas, have assigned 89 inspectors to border crossings to inspect trucks entering the United States from Mexico, including 41 in California," Helmick said. "In keeping with our goal of assuring safety for motorists, the CHP stands ready to handle the increasing flow of commercial vehicles coming from Mexico. CHP readiness is the result of planning ahead and obtaining the resources to build and staff the state-of-the-art facilities in Calexico and Otay Mesa," said Business and Transportation Agency Secretary Maria Contreras-Sweet. The CHP has a history of efficient and effective handling of the large volume of commercial vehicles which enter the state each year. "The critical inspections and strict enforcement the CHP is known for will be upheld by our Border Division personnel at these port of entry locations and by the nearly 1,000 other CHP commercial vehicle inspectors throughout the state. I am confident that California and the nation can depend on the efforts of CHP employees to maintain the highest standards of protection for all motorists," Commissioner Helmick said. Department of California Highway Patrol The California Highway Patrol is a law enforcement and traffic safety agency reporting to Business, Transportation and Housing Agency Secretary Maria Contreras-Sweet and Governor Gray Davis. |
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