Laredo hits low-balance truck toll accounts with fines up to $2,000

Commercial carriers crossing the U. S. -Mexico border through Laredo’s World Trade Bridge and Colombia-Solidarity Bridge could face penalties of up to $2,000 under a new policy aimed at reducing traffic disruptions caused by insufficient toll account balances. The city of Laredo Bridge System began enforcing the updated TradeTag policy on Monday. Under the program, commercial vehicles arriving at the bridge with insufficient funds in their Automated Vehicle Identification (AVI), or TradeTag, accounts will be allowed to continue crossing, but administrative penalties will be assessed to the carrier’s account.