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Mar 19
Mexican trucks, especially the participants in the Cross Border Program, despite what the anti-Mexican crowd would like you to believe, are not the ones trying to smuggle drugs and people into the U.S. And interesting week in Laredo with the seizure of street drugs valued at $3.2 million dollars.
A five-day span during which Customs and Border Protection officials in Laredo seized more than $3 million of narcotics illustrates the different techniques drug cartels will use to ensure their operations are successful, CBP officials said.From Wednesday through Sunday, commercial buses, footwear and non-commercial vehicles were used by men and women ages 21 to 70 in smuggling attempts that ended with large drug seizures. Read More at LMT Online or by clicking the NEWS SOURCE links below
And despite other websites with an ant-Mexican agenda who have been reporting about the 18 wheelers being founds with massive amounts of drugs coming out of Mexico, the truth seems to be that these trucks, most of them, are American owned being operated by opportunistic Professional American Truck Drivers. 
When others were reporting about the 4 or 5 rigs that were seized a couple of weeks ago crossing the border from Mexico, we discovered the truth was actually the trucks in question were seized at the 28 mile marker checkpoint on I-35.
The photo at the left are two of the vehicles, one belonging to Stevens Transport of Dallas Texas. Not pictured, were trucks belonging to Celadon Trucking of Indianapolis Indiana and James R. Smith Trucking.
The cartels still try on occasion to bring drugs across the border in trailers or truck cabs, but they are inevitably caught and the drivers turned over to ICE for prosecution.
Our southern border is not as porous as some would have you believe. Nor will a fence stem the tide of drugs.
Only when the demand in this country is stemmed, will we see a reduction in the cross border drug trade As the US economy continues to tank, I’m afraid we’ll be seeing more of this happening
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This site is pure bullshit. No one is going to believe this crap. People will see it as thinly veiled pro-illegal propaganda. It will really defeat your cause because when people read it it will seem like thinly veiled propaganda and it will cause you to lose credibility. It just shows how full of shit people like you are.
Aren’t you worried that people will think you are full of shit? Do you want to go through the rest of your life having people laugh at you and saying “hey look at that guy! He really believes that people are going to believe the shit he puts on his website!”
Do you really want to go through life with a bad reputation like that?
Perhaps to you, it’s bullshit but to the numerous authors who have used portions of this site to research articles they are writing and who have interviewed me for inclusion into articles such as one published in Overdrive Magazines November edition, it is anything but.
To the editors and researchers who use this site, and it’s photographic evidence which backs my positions and debunks the crap being thrown around, it is a valuable resource.
And apparently to a certain national syndicated talk show host who interviewed me last year on the Mexican truck issue, giving me more than an hour of air time, as opposed to others such as Hoffa and John Hill, my views and opinions are anything but bullshit.
But to those, such as yourself, who chose to hate anything to do with Mexico, and believe all of the bullshit being put into your heads by people like Lou Dobbs and others, nothing that can be said or done can get in the way of your version of the truth.
You see, because of people like you, I knew it was necessary to back my opinions and observations with photographic and documented proof.
Jimmy Hoffa continues to claim “dangerous Mexican trucks” and I can prove him wrong, with first hand, on the scene photos of actual Mexican trucks in action. So what is more believable? The word of the boss of one of the nations most corrupt unions, or photos that show his statements to be false?
As in this article, it has long been established that Mexican trucks are NOT the ones bringing the contraband across the border. Those that try are caught! There are too many checks and balances in place. But there are no shortage of drivers on the US side of the border willing to take the risk. Photographic evidence of American trucks in impound at the checkpoints and scales around the area. This is indisputable.
Think what you wish but my stats show and entirely different picture. And as for my reputation? I could care less what narrow minded or close minded people such as yourself think. Because in the end, as has happened previously, this site will be vindicated and continue to be validated as things occur.
Take the recent Dorgan amendment as an example! Where’s all the coverage and discussion? There is none! People have too much on their minds right now to worry about the inconsequential things.
Aron is like many nativists that despise Mexico and gladly spend their time hatefully saying nothing at all. They plague blogs with empty comments meant to rile the writer because they sadly can feel pleasure no other way. That’s why it’s not surprising they hold the views they do.
This is a wonderful and insightful blog and though I don’t get to read it as often as I’d like it certainly brings a valuable perspective unseen elsewhere on the net.
Keep up the good work, Trailero! And symsess is 100% correct, that Aron’s comment has absolutely no substance. It actually adds to your credibility.
@Aron Smith
You probably also blame the US housing and mortgage crisis on Mexicans. Let face it your point of view is clearly that of a nativist, if not one a self proclaimed racist. You would do everyone, but mostly yourself a lot of good if you at least tried to learn a bit about the issues being seriously disscused on fine blogs such as this one, before going off on a rant about the credibility of the author. Your comment only serves to prove that a lack of knowledge of the issue being discussed is not enough to keep away trolls, such as yourself.
It’s always lovely when commenters resort to swearing to make their point. Mexico Trucker does valuable work. Anyone who believes otherwise is mistaken.
I’d never really seen this site before- seems like a valuable place for dispelling myths on mainstream media about Mexico, the border, and Mexican immigrants.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks, trailero. I’ve lived in Mexico for some years — and driven there — and lived across the street from a bus stop! I’ve had my issues with Mexican transit over the years, but they didn’t have anything to do with the kind of trucks that are in the Cross Border Program. The drivers aren’t dumb. They know — as does every Mexican I know — that opinions such as Aron’s exist. They’d have to be incredibly dumb to risk their licenses and rigs doing this kind of thing, when they’re under such hostile scrutiny — and when, for once, they have the chance to actually *benefit* from NAFTA, which has on the whole done their country an amazing amount of harm.
The US should start providing adequate care and treatment for addicts, and adequate opportunity for its own population, so that folks wouldn’t be so easily tempted into the drug trade and culture. (Oops, am I suggesting something socialistic, like what we made them poor ignorant Mexicans get rid of ???) As long as massive demand exists in the US, and as long as profits are inflated by illegality, the supply will be found somewhere.
We need to do some self-examination here, rather than being so quick to blame the neighbors for all our problems.
I am an American trucker and I have been to Laredo, Texas many, many times. I have seen the so-called good equipment Mexicans are driving as they haul trailers across the border. They are smashed up, have headlights missing, bald tires and smoke excessively. Are the even carrying insurance? Who knows. Quite a few Mexican trucks are repaired with duct tape!
I have seen the way Mexican truckers drive, running red lights, changing lanes without signaling, turning right turns at red stop lights without even stopping, weaving in and out of lanes with little regard for the safety of others.
You say Mexican trucks are not smuggling drugs? You may be right. There’s a lot more money to be made smuggling humans across the border.
Allen;
Perhaps in the past you saw this. You will get no argument from me on that point. But that was the past, this is now!
One of the benefits of the Cross Border Program was the requirement that States have static scales and inspection facilities at all commercial border crossings and for them to be in operation during the same hours the POE was open.
This was accomplished, especially in Texas. The benefit of this is that each and every one of the trucks that bring the trailers across the border were forced to get thier shit together.
You do not see the bald tires, something I have never seen. Nor trucks with excessive smoke. You also have to keep in mind these trucks travel at the most, 20 miles round trip. They are doing what they were bought to do.
Texas DPS has done and is doing, an excellent job of weeding out the junk.
CANACAR recently got into the mix suggesting their members who have a drayage operation, upgrade the equipment used. Two of those that complied, were GOnzalez and Trucksa.
You second paragraph is particularly interesting. I have also seen the same thing. All over the United States. Every week when I am on the road. So you see? Mexican truckers ain’t a damned bit different from you and I!
Your final paragrpah about the smuggling of humans.They try it, they get caught. Out Border Patrol ain’t no fools and the K-9′s are extremely smart animals.
The illegals cross on foot. Are put in a safe house on the US and then put onto some type of conveyance eventually for the trip to the interior.
Have you noticed, or even paid attention that all the truckers caught hauling illegals are American, Canadian or Mexican American drivers?
This has been going on for decades. It hasn’t anything to do the cross border program, drayage trucks.
What we need is a common sense and logical immigration reform and a mechanism to allow guest workers into the country.
Because historically, and there is proof of this wherever you care to look. Let them in and do the work that we are too damn lazy to do. They will return home. For holidays and family events. When they obtain their goals, they are gone forever.
The big misconception is the “Path to Citizenship”. The majority of Mexicans have no desire for that.
Before the craziness of post 9/11, when the fear mongers started trying to scare the hell out of us, and use that fear to promote their anti Mexican agenda, workers came and went. They caused no problems and wanted no problems.
And now, they are not the problem some would have you believe.
But thanks for your intelligent and well written comment. It is appreciated.
I’d like to say that I became aqainted with the Jaguar drivers of Celadon trucking, while in Waxahachie Tx. The Mexican truckers were very nice to me and we had a good time eating the food they offered and joking around together. However, when i came back later and asked where all the Jaguar drivers went, I was informed that they were all fired due to “Illegal Activities”. Now my friend, this WAS Celadon and those pals of mine were JAGUAR, the Celadon Mexico group.
So, your comments about American truckers are misplaced, and I might say inaccurate as well as downright racial. The facts are, that not many American truck drivers go into Mexico, especailly company drivers. Also, many Mexican trucks down there at this date, are not in the best of safe/operable condition. The guys simply can’t afford to keep them up to American DOT standards. So they have told me. Those who can, do not share the financial burden of families, making it slightly easier for them to afford repairs. The pay for both American and Mexican truckers is abysmal. In most cases American Company drivers do not go into Mexico, due to language/law situations being different for each country in ordrer to run within rewspective laws.
I was not acquainted with the JAGUAR drivers in spite of having a truck leased to Celadon when they started the program.
Some of us were certain that it would put us out of jobs. I was worried that I would not be able to get home on the weekends as I had in the past, and still others were opposed thinking their party time in Laredo would be curtailed.
None of this happened.
Now, for your information, and I wish you had expounded on the “illegal activities”, because in truth, the “illegal activities” they were fired for was demanding and suing for equal wages, and not the 18 cents per mile that Steve Russell was paying them. Mexicans are far from stupid. Even the illegal ones know what a job pays and when they are getting screwed.
There is nothing racial or misplaced about my comments in this article. Every vehicle I have seen and photographed have been AMERICAN carriers driven by AMERICAN drivers! These are facts.
Why do you think the State of Texas came up with the program “Texas Hold Em” permitting revocation for life of a CDL from someone convicted of hauling contraband? This law would not have been needed if it was indeed Mexican drivers hauling the shit into the country. It would have no effect on them.
The facts are concerning American drivers going into Mexico. If their companies are part of the cross border program, they are given the option to go. After all, there are more drivers available than there are American trucks in the program.
Where have you been? Not up to American DOT standards? Trucks that average age is 5 years old or newer? And the deluge of 2007-2009 Kenworth T-660′s hitting the dealers and the roads by fleets upgrading their equipment?
The state of Mexican trucking cannot be gauged by the cross border drayage trucks anymore than the American trucking industry can be assessed by looking at the junk trucks hauling out of our ports and rail heads around the country.
And as far as traffic laws in the two countries? There is very little difference. The most glaring difference is that right turns on red are never permitted unless there is a signal indicating otherwise.
Take care and thanks for the comment.