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[UPDATED]Opposition to Cross Border Truck program has nothing to do with safety or security concerns

Sep 152008

15/09/2008 Posted by PMC at 18:11 on 15/09/2008 2 Responses »

Those who have followed the debate on the Mexican Cross Border Program, might have noticed as time passed, Todd Spencer and OOIDA for example kept changing their reasons for opposing FMCSA Cross Border Program. First it was “Safety issues”, then economic issues, both which have been debunked here and in other places. Jimmy Hoffa continues to rant about those “dangerous and unsafe” Mexican trucks putting the American motoring public at risk, without offering one iota of proof to back up his accusations. Even Steve Sommers on America’s Trucking Network has toned down the rhetoric, insisting his opposition to the program ….Read More

“Politically Expedient Protectionism” – More support for the Cross Border Pilot Program

Sep 122008

12/09/2008 Posted by PMC at 15:54 on 12/09/2008 Comments Off

Congress deals blow to trade with reversal on Mexican trucks Does the 110th Congress believe it must honor the nation’s treaty obligations? Apparently not. The House voted 395-18 Tuesday to close the southern border to Mexican long-haul trucks, effectively reneging on the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement’s promise to give Mexican truckers full access to U.S. highways. The legislation, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., would end a demonstration program launched last year to show that Mexican trucks could safely navigate U.S. roads. It’s just the latest of many attempts to erase this treaty obligation. Congressional Democrats, at ….Read More

[Breaking News] White House and Mexican Embassey reponse to vote on HR-6630

Sep 092008

09/09/2008 Posted by PMC at 21:34 on 09/09/2008 Comments Off

Mexico has fulfilled its NAFTA obligations and expects the U.S. do the same. Should the bill be enacted into law, the government of Mexico will consider taking all the appropriate actions, including remedies or countermeasures under the North American Free Trade Agreement

HR-6630 passes 395-18 The lies of James P. Hoffa carry the day

Sep 092008

09/09/2008 Posted by PMC at 19:40 on 09/09/2008 23 Responses »

Dismissing a White House veto threat, the House voted Tuesday to end a pilot program giving Mexican trucks access to U.S. highways. The Bush administration stressed that the United States is obligated, under the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement, to open up American roads to Mexican truckers, and that terminating the year-old demonstration project would have repercussions for American trucks allowed into Mexico. Passage of the House bill, it said “would pose significant and immediate risks to U.S. interests.” But the pilot project, which permits up to 500 trucks from 100 Mexican companies access to U.S. roads, is opposed ….Read More

OOIDA changes position on Mexican Cross Border Pilot Program

Sep 092008

09/09/2008 Posted by PMC at 15:11 on 09/09/2008 Comments Off

OOIDA changes position on Mexican Cross Border Pilot Program

Today is the long anticipated vote on HR-6630 (To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border unless expressly authorized by Congress.) Jimmy Hoffa and the Teamsters were early off the line sending their propaganda spam messages, once again maligning the truth. I got mine about 9 this morning. We need your help! Today the U.S. House of Representatives will consider H.R. 6630, a bill that would prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from allowing unsafe Mexican trucks to cross ….Read More

ASU Professor creates program to train Mexican Drivers and Inspectors

Sep 082008

08/09/2008 Posted by PMC at 16:48 on 08/09/2008 Comments Off

A controversial one-year pilot program that has allowed Mexican trucks to travel throughout the United States was supposed to end over the weekend, but instead, will likely move forward. That has an Arizona State University business professor working to start a driver training program to ensure safety on American roads. Several members of Congress wanted to end the Mexican trucking program over concerns about American jobs, highway safety, security and immigration issues. However, the Bush administration and U.S. Department of Transportation have decided to extend it for two years to further evaluate its effectiveness. The program was created in an ….Read More

Mexican Cross Border Truck Program turns 1 year old today

Sep 062008

06/09/2008 Posted by PMC at 00:02 on 06/09/2008 Comments Off

It occurred to me that a year ago today, the Mexican Cross Border Program began it’s successful run. None of the chaos and calamity that was foretold by the opposition occurred. There have been no deaths on the highways from these trucks and their drivers as many still say would and will happen. There has been no economic crisis to the American trucker by allowing these trucks into the country. There has been no flood of drugs and illegal aliens brought into the country as many suggested. All in all, it has been a success! But it still bothers some ….Read More

Support Continues to build for Mexican Cross Border Program

Sep 042008

04/09/2008 Posted by PMC at 21:35 on 04/09/2008 Comments Off

The massive fraud visited upon the American public by the Teamsters and OOIDA concerning the Mexican Cross Border Pilot Program continues to make the news as more mainstream newspapers see through the campaign of misinformation and xenophobic pablum these two organizations have put forth. Since they do not have facts to back their position, they have chosen to prey upon the ignorance and fears of Americans with stories of chaos and disaster waiting to hit America’s highways. Of course, as we have seen over the past year, it hasn’t happened, and in Mexico, highway safety concerning big rigs is much ….Read More

Cross-border program at crossroads – Support for program exists in the industry and in Congress

Aug 312008

31/08/2008 Posted by PMC at 10:16 on 31/08/2008 Comments Off

When Congress reconvenes in September, it may break San Antonio’s economic development heart. A bill is pending a House vote that aims to end the U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking pilot program that started a year ago — a program that has its roots in San Antonio. The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted unanimously July 31 on a resolution that would end the test program on its one-year anniversary on Sept. 6. If the House and the Senate approve the resolution in one form or another, President Bush is expected to veto it unless it’s included in a larger measure. ….Read More

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