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Assessing the Scale of Cabotage in the U.S.

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is conducting a survey of motor carriers and truck drivers to better understand the scale and impact of cabotage in the U.S.

At a high-level, Federal law allows foreign truck drivers to pick up or drop off cargo in the U.S., but they must then depart the U.S., loaded or empty. Under existing “cabotage” laws, Mexican (B-1 visa holders) and Canadian truck drivers cannot conduct point-to-point service in the U.S.

ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee has commenced a study to better understand how common violations of cabotage are in the U.S., where it occurs, and what the impacts of cabotage such violations are on U.S. motor carriers and U.S. truck drivers.

The following survey is asking trucking industry stakeholders to provide insight into cabotage activities in the U.S. All responses will be kept strictly confidential; no identifying information will be published or provided outside of ATRI staff.

Note: Technically cabotage is a foreign transportation provider using a foreign driver to move domestic freight, but for the purposes of this survey, domestic transportation providers using foreign drivers are included.

If you have any questions, please contact Dan Murray at dmurray@trucking.org or 651-641-6162 ext. 3.
DEMOGRAPHICS
1.Please indicate if you are a:
2.Type of business
3.What is your primary business operation type? (Check only one)
4.How many power units are operated by your fleet? (check one)
5.In which region do you primarily haul freight? (select one)

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6.What is your average trip length? (select one)
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