Teamsters expand “frivolous” lawsuit against Mexican truck program

Nov 242011
 
 24/11/2011  Posted by PMC at 11:56 on 24/11/2011 No Responses »
Teamsters expand "frivolous" lawsuit against Mexican truck program

Jimmy R. Hoffa (1913-1982), legendary leader of the Teamsters must be looking up from from the great beyond, shaking his head in disgust at the pathetic loser that bears his name, James P. Hoffa. Hoffa, re-elected by a minority of the Teamsters (Hoffa received 137,172 votes out of a membership of 1.4 million) rank and file to guide the once powerful International Brotherhood of Teamsters into further mediocrity, has chosen to hasten their descent by expanding their frivolous lawsuit against Mexican trucks. Teaming up with so called “public interest” group PUBLIC CITIZEN and tree huggers SIERRA CLUB, they’ve expanded their ….Read More

Mexican Cross Border Pilot Program officially underway as first Mexican truck arrives at Laredo

Oct 212011
 
 21/10/2011  Posted by PMC at 13:50 on 21/10/2011 1 Response »
Mexican Cross Border Pilot Program officially underway as first Mexican truck arrives at Laredo

An editorial caught me eye this morning, on this day that the first Mexican carrier to be granted authority to operate beyond the commercial zone enters the U.S. It reads in part; When a nation signs and ratifies a treaty with another, it is in effect a contract between those countries. And when one country later simply decides it does not like the terms of the treaty and unilaterally decides to stop abiding by those terms —- well, that nation isn’t behaving very honorably, is it? The roadblocks being thrown up by groups like OOIDA and the Teamsters that have ….Read More

The Border is now open to long haul Mexican carriers – And the sky ain’t fallen yet!

Oct 162011
 
 16/10/2011  Posted by PMC at 15:53 on 16/10/2011 Comments Off
The Border is now open to long haul Mexican carriers - And the sky ain't fallen yet!

With the issuance of provisional operating authority to Transportes Olympics on Friday, October 14, 2011, our southern border is now open to long haul trucks from Mexico who have passed the requirements for participation in the pilot program. This puts the US into long overdue compliance with our obligations under NAFTA. The remaining 50% of the$2.4 billion in legal retaliatory tariff’s Mexico placed on 99 US manufactured exports, will now be lifted within 5 days. “This is a big win for American farmers and consumers, who will no longer have to struggle with onerous tariffs imposed by Mexico,” said U.S. ….Read More

Tariff’s are lifted as first Mexican carrier receives authority to operate in the United States

Oct 142011
 
 14/10/2011  Posted by PMC at 11:38 on 14/10/2011 Comments Off
Tariff's are lifted as first Mexican carrier receives authority to operate in the United States

What can only be described as a resounding success in our efforts to see the United States come into compliance with it obligations under the NAFTA accords, the remaining 50 percent of the $2.4 billion regulatory tariffs imposed by Mexico in 2009 will now be lifted. The tariff’s, imposed after the Obama Administration signed a funding bill in 2009 that shut down the previous demonstration program which in it’s 18 months was highly successful, have cost American workers more than 25,000 jobs and 14% market share in the agricultural sector. Transportes Olympics, despite frivolous objections by OOIDA, Teamsters and others ….Read More

ANALYSIS: Mexican Carriers applying for Pilot Program Revealed

Oct 012011
 
 01/10/2011  Posted by PMC at 12:13 on 01/10/2011 Comments Off
ANALYSIS: Mexican Carriers applying for Pilot Program Revealed

We now know who the 8 Mexican carriers are who have made application to the FMCSA for OP-1MX authority to participate in the cross border pilot program expected to begin later this month. The carriers that are known at this time are: Transportes Olympic of Apodaca Nuevo Leon Grupo Behr de Baja SA de CV of Tijuana B.C. Transportes Unimex of Reynosa, Tamaulipas Alfredo Hernandez Rojas of Celaya, Guanajuato Alejandro Moctezuma Arroyo of Octolan, Tlaxcala  Higiencos Y Desechables Del Bajio of Guadalajara, Jalisco Moises Alvarez Perez of Tijuana, Baja California GCC Transporte of Cd Juarez, Chihuahua All applicants must pass ….Read More

Rep. Peter DeFazio follows OOIDA’s lead with letter “DEMANDING” answers

Sep 222011
 
 22/09/2011  Posted by PMC at 00:10 on 22/09/2011 Comments Off
Rep. Peter DeFazio follows OOIDA's lead with letter "DEMANDING" answers

Rep. Peter DeFazio, following OOIDA President Jim Johnston’s example sent a letter to FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro demanding she address his bogus concerns about the safety of Mexican trucks on U.S. roads. But this isn’t about this vile little man’s irrelevant letter to Ms Ferro. It’s to be expected. Despite the fact DeFazio was elected to represent the people of the 4th Congressional District in Oregon, he continues to be in the pocket of the unions, specifically representing the whims and demands of embattled Teamsters President James P. Hoffa. DeFazio’s claims of being concerned about the “safety, security and jobs ….Read More

OOIDA loses first round in lawsuit against Mexican cross border program

Sep 132011
 
 13/09/2011  Posted by PMC at 09:49 on 13/09/2011 Comments Off
OOIDA loses first round in lawsuit against Mexican cross border program

Yesterday, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied the injunction sought by the Owner Operators Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) in their attempt to stop the Mexican cross border pilot program. According to TODAYS TRUCKING, the Court did agree to fast track the frivolous lawsuit meaning written arguments could be accepted as early as December.  Oral arguments will be scheduled after the initial round of filings. It is also being reported that the petition for review, filed by the Teamsters and Public Citizen in the 9th Circuit in San Francisco, will instead be heard by the D.C. Court ….Read More

First two applicants for the Mexican Cross Border Program have passed their PASA’s

Sep 092011
 
 09/09/2011  Posted by PMC at 10:00 on 09/09/2011 Comments Off
First two applicants for the Mexican Cross Border Program have passed their PASA's

FMCSA spokesperson Candice Tolliver Burns announced late yesterday that two of the 7 applicants for the Cross Border Trucking Pilot Program with Mexico have successfully  passed their Pre-Authorization Safety Audits (PASA) and are ready to roll. Both carriers were participants in the 2007 cross border demonstration program and under the rules of the new program, should be eligible shortly for permanent operating authority. The carriers, Transportes Olympic based in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, a suburb of Monterrey and Grupo Behr, headquartered in Tijuana, BC. Transported Olympic, owned by Fernando Paez, was the first carrier to cross under the previous program September ….Read More

Teamsters file frivolous lawsuit seeking to stop Mexican Truck Program

Sep 022011
 
 02/09/2011  Posted by PMC at 22:34 on 02/09/2011 Comments Off
Teamsters file frivolous lawsuit seeking to stop Mexican Truck Program

At the 11th hour today, Teamsters, along with Public Citizen filed a lawsuit in 9th Circuit Court in San Francisco seeking to stop implementation of the Mexican Cross Border Program. The suit was filed against the US Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration alleging that the pilot program sets standards that aren’t stringent enough for Mexican trucks and drivers. For example, the program waives a law requiring trucks to display proof of meeting federal safety standards, said Jonathan Weissglass, a lawyer for the plaintiffs. An official for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the Teamsters ….Read More

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