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Friday Rants and other nonsense about Mexican trucks

Mar 282011

28/03/2011 Posted by PMC at 08:45 on 28/03/2011 Comments Off

Friday Rants and other nonsense about Mexican trucks

Anybody have the chance to listen to Landlinenow on Friday when senior editor Terry Scrotum got his panties in a bunch over the upcoming renewal of the Mexican truck program? It was good for a chuckle or two, especially Terry’s feigned indignation. At issue was a recent comment by Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood regarding the Mexican truck program. Secretary LaHood stated: “We’re working with the trucking industry on their ability to continue to be competitive. They weren’t particularly enamored of some of the proposals that were being floated around with respect to the Mexican truck – the cross ….Read More

OOIDA continues to defraud and mislead American truckers on cross border trucking issue

Mar 142011

14/03/2011 Posted by PMC at 21:14 on 14/03/2011 Comments Off

OOIDA continues to defraud and mislead American truckers on cross border trucking issue

As the reality of a new and final cross border program to allow Mexican trucks access to American highways as we promised almost 20 years ago, comes closer to fruition, the desperation coming coming from the offices of OOIDA or Owner Operators Independent Drivers Association, is palpable. For instance, OOIDA spokesman Norita Taylor appeared on an interview on Houston radio station KTRH News Radio 740 along with Congressman Kevin Brady giving counterpoint, and alleged that Mexican carriers have no regulatory costs in their country. You can listen to the interview here. What Taylor doesn’t say is not only does Mexico ….Read More

Practical aid for the victims of Japan’s earthquake [UPDATED]

Mar 122011

12/03/2011 Posted by PMC at 19:08 on 12/03/2011 Comments Off

Practical aid for the victims of Japan's earthquake [UPDATED]

Whatever you may think about Mexico, their disaster preparedness teams are some of the best in the world and first to step up to the plate, as out friends at MEXFILES explains: Ten rescue dog teams, three structural engineering specialists and twenty rescue workers — pulled together from the Jalisco Civil Protection Unit, the Mexico City Fire Department, UNAM, Cruz Roja and CENPRED (the Center for Disaster Preparedness) are on their way to Sendai… one team having left Friday afternoon, the rest to follow on Saturday. Makes me think of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina when Mexico sent troops ….Read More

Mexican Trucks – They’re here! They’ve been here, Get used to it!

Mar 122011

12/03/2011 Posted by PMC at 09:25 on 12/03/2011 Comments Off

Mexican Trucks - They're here! They've been here, Get used to it!

I was coming out of Houston yesterday and was passed by a truck that caught my eye. The brand on the hood was KENWORTH/KENMEX. Nothing extraordinary about the truck other than it was a Mexican manufactured Kenworth. The business on the side showed it to be out of Georgia. Nothing out of the ordinary except for the KENMEX label. Later on in the evening, pulling into the Love’s in Iowa, Louisiana, i pulled into the pump, stopped and noticed to my left the same truck that had passed me earlier. The driver, just arriving minutes before me was sitting at ….Read More

EOBR’s and Mexican Trucks

Mar 112011

11/03/2011 Posted by PMC at 12:00 on 11/03/2011 Comments Off

One of the requirements in the Concept Document for the new Mexican truck program released that is causing a stir and that quite frankly, I vehemently disagree with is the requirement that all Mexican trucks be equipped with Electronic Onboard Recorders or EOBR’s, which in the US is a contentious issue in it’s own right. Part of the controversy is the idea that FMCSA would pay for these devices to be installed in the Mexican trucks so they would have real time access to the data and would in fact “own” all data collected. Sounds good on the surface as ….Read More

Arizona Pot Bust is in no way indicative of Cross Border Trucking with Mexico

Mar 112011

11/03/2011 Posted by PMC at 11:17 on 11/03/2011 Comments Off

Arizona Pot Bust is in no way indicative of Cross Border Trucking with Mexico

Some of you may remember back on September 10, 2007, the day the first Mexican truck crossed the border under the very successful initial Mexican Pilot Cross Border Program, there was a tragic truck explosion south of Monclova Coahuila. A pickup truck returning from a beer run into town hit an 18 wheeler hauling explosive compounds head on and the resulting explosion left a crater in the road and 30 bystanders dead. OOIDA, the Teamsters, the erstwhile “Safety Groups” and even conspiracy journalist Jeremy Corsi all jumped on this tragic accident to try and convince their readers and supporters that ….Read More

OOIDA members use racist extremist websites to oppose Mexican trucks

Mar 102011

10/03/2011 Posted by PMC at 21:48 on 10/03/2011 Comments Off

OOIDA members use racist extremist websites to oppose Mexican trucks

After President Obama and Mexican President Calderon announced Thursday a working agreement on allowing Mexican trucks access to American highways after almost 20 years of the US violating it’s obligation under NAFTA, the airwaves and internet are alive with renewed debate as talkers and opposition groups feed on the unfounded paranoia of the American trucker. Eric (Bubba Bo)Boulanger hosts the weekend slot on America’s Trucking Network (ATN) heard on 700WLW and XM 152 allowed the usual callers to make veiled threats of violence and destruction of the Mexican trucks and their drivers as he fielded calls on the subject of ….Read More

Presidents Obama & Calderon reach agreement on access for Mexican Trucks

Mar 032011

03/03/2011 Posted by PMC at 17:51 on 03/03/2011 1 Response »

In a joint presser today, President Obama and President Calderon jointly announced agreement on a renewed program allowing Mexican carriers access to the United States as agreed under the 1994 NAFTA agreement. The plan will allow for half of those tariffs to be lifted immediately. It will establish a reciprocal, phased-in pilot program that allows Mexican trucks to operate inside the U.S. provided they comply with a series of safety, driver-skills and language tests monitored by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Unfortunately, Mexico has stated anything less than full access will be unacceptable. A new pilot program could fall under ….Read More

Texas Senator John Cornyn & Texas DPS weigh in on proposed Mexican truck program

Jan 222011

22/01/2011 Posted by PMC at 21:51 on 22/01/2011 5 Responses »

Texas Senator John Cornyn & Texas DPS weigh in on proposed Mexican truck program

An interesting article published in the New York Times today titled U.S.-Mexico Trucker Dispute Takes a Step Forward offers some interesting quotes from Republican Texas Senator John Cornyn and a spokes for the Texas Department of Public Safety. Senator John Cornyn: “The cross-border trucking program boosts trade opportunities for the U.S. and creates jobs here in Texas. Mexican trucks must be held to stringent safety requirements — just like any carrier on U.S. highways.”