I’ve always said that the entire debate is an exercise in gross stupidity and I continue to maintain that position.
Teamster, OOIDA, Public Citizen and other fringe “safety” groups continue to oppose 12 Mexican carriers putting 54 well maintained trucks on the highways of the US.
We’ve also made mention of the estimated 1000 Mexican carriers who were grandfathered in back in 1982 when President Reagon signed the moratorium against foreign carriers. But those were never mentioned and are not mentioned when discussing the Cross Border Program.
Has anyone ever wondered exactly how many Mexican companies are assigned USDOT identification numbers? And how many power units operate under this identifying number.
Would you believe 14,243 Mexican truck operators have USDOT numbers? Would you also believe that these operators have more than 43,857 power units available?
Believe people! I ain’t been wrong yet. Or better yet, Download the Spreadsheet and see for yourself.
And you’re worried about 55 trucks!
Related posts:
- ANALYSIS: Mexican Carriers applying for Pilot Program Revealed
- The Border is now open to long haul Mexican carriers – And the sky ain’t fallen yet!
- USDOT/OIG – FMCSA Generally Complies With Statutory Requirements, but Actions Are Needed Prior To Initiating Its NAFTA Cross-Border Trucking Pilot Program
- USDOT releases details of Cross Border Trucking Plan and OOIDA’s Todd Spencer is “furious”
- OMG!!! The Mexican Trucks are here!!!
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Monica Truelsch