Trucking & Railroad

Services

BASHAM’S EXPERTISE

The practice group offers, among others, the following services in this area:

• Advising and consulting for the establishment of trucking, busing and railroad companies.
• Obtaining concessions, permits, authorizations, registries, and licenses required to provide and operate public and private transportation services.
• Negotiating and preparing of transport contracts and bills of lading documenting the relationship between common carriers with their clients.
• Advising companies dedicated to provide courier services that require specialized knowledge of the national and international legislation.
• Obtaining licenses and concessions for the construction and operation of railroads, highways and bridges.
• Registration of companies that provide transportation services or ancillary services.
• Contracts for lease and leasing of vehicles to offer the federal motor carrier service.
• Advising on national (local and federal levels within the different states of Mexico) and international trucking transportation matters including foreign investment and NAFTA issues.
• Negotiating and preparing of contracts to provide the collection and delivery of cargo services.
• Leasing of trailers and semitrailers with federal plates to provide motor carrier services, as well as the obtaining of the relevant registration.
• Ancillary Services:
  • Passenger terminals
  • Inland cargo terminals
  • Drag, salvage and storage of vehicles
  • Verification units
• Obtaining of concessions and permits regarding the railroad transportation service.
• Negotiating and preparing of exchange of railroad cars and all kind of documents related to railroad transportation.
• Assistance and consulting on railway infrastructure projects.
• Regulatory proceedings and litigation related to transportation.
• Advising on the acquiring, operating, and refinancing of transportation vehicles and facilities.
• Insurance issues.