22/01/2011  Posted by PMC at 02:02 on 22/01/2011 1 Response »
Licencia Federal de Conductor (Mexican CDL)

I’m sitting here tonight listening to the American Trucking Network and the Mexico bashing going on by Eric “Bubba Bo” Boulanger, a know nothing DJ who by virtue of a Class B CDL considers himself an expert on Mexico and trucking in general, and his buddy Rusty “Yoda” Wade, an owner operator who is spending the evening saying “bite me” anytime something is said about Mexico or Mexico trucking, and thought a quick post to once again combat and debunk their special brand of bullshit was in order. No databases, bogus CDL’s, unqualified drivers, unsafe rigs, all the normal crap ….Read More

 
 22/01/2011  Posted by PMC at 01:37 on 22/01/2011 Comments Off
DeFazio caves on Mexican Truck issue - Could be implemented in 6 months or less

Consider the source before you get all excited, but the right wing moonbattery website WORLD NET DAILY is reporting that Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), a staunch opponent of allowing Mexican trucks access to the United States, has apparently seen the light and knows that further opposition to the inevitable is fruitless.

 
 18/01/2011  Posted by PMC at 09:15 on 18/01/2011 6 Responses »
SA Express News Editorial - Take action on truck program - End a self-defeating trade war with Mexico over NAFTA provision

Let’s see if I’ve got this right. James P. Hoffa of the Teamsters and Todd Spencer of OOIDA are correct in their opinions of Mexican trucks and 1400 plus trade associations, newspaper editors and business groups are wrong? And the aforementioned duo “speak” for the “majority” of Americans? I think not. The San Antonio Express News editorial board offered their opinion on the issue this morning.

 
 18/01/2011  Posted by PMC at 09:03 on 18/01/2011 Comments Off
Mexican Trucks Issue - When the truth runs counter to your agenda

It’s only a concept document at this point, but it has opponents of Mexico and Mexican trucking in full propaganda mode. The results of the former Cross Border Pilot Program proved that that the claims of the Teamsters, OOIDA and public safety groups were baseless and utterly false, but with this new round, that’s not stopping them. Once again they’ve enlisted Phyllis Schafly, an anti-feminist, anti-ERA conspiracy whackjob to carry the torch for them and thoroughly distort the issue. In her column today in TOWN HALL she writes.

 
 12/01/2011  Posted by PMC at 10:25 on 12/01/2011 Comments Off
Comedian James P. Hoffa - Mexican trucks don't belong on U.S. highways

In todays Detroit News, Teamster’s President and amateur comedian James P. Hoffa has a column titled “Mexican trucks don’t belong on U.S. highways” As has been the case over the past 15 years that he’s been objecting to Mexican trucking, his claims have absolutely no basis in fact. Now, he continues to engage in fear mongering seeking to push all the right buttons using current events, that have nothing to do with allowing Mexican trucks to operate in this country. He uses the tired old debunked information about the former pilot program saying; “The Bush administration had already tried such ….Read More

 
 11/01/2011  Posted by PMC at 08:28 on 11/01/2011 1 Response »
Mexico agrees to stop "rotation" of tariff's but will not lift them until agreement is reached

MEXICO CITY – Mexico will maintain punitive tariffs on 99 U.S. products but will not add any more goods or change the list pending negotiations over a new program to allow Mexican cargo trucks on U.S. roads, the government announced Monday. Economy Secretary Bruno Ferrari said the move is a show of goodwill as the two countries begin discussing an initiative the U.S. presented last week to lift a U.S. ban on Mexican trucks. “As of this moment we stop that rotating process” — the expansion of the taxed list and the periodic changing of goods subject to the punitive ….Read More

 
 10/01/2011  Posted by PMC at 13:19 on 10/01/2011 5 Responses »
Union Propaganda machine goes full tilt, but, statistics don't lie. The opposition does

We’ve had a weekend since Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood released the “Concept Document” enabling the United States to finally uphold their obligations under the NAFTA agreement. Reaction has been overwhelmingly positive to the release of the plan with opposition coming from the usual irrelevant sources, as predicted. Immediately, the opposition chimed in citing job losses, unsafe trucks, and a variety of other baseless assumptions. Baseless because in the 15 years of opposition to allowing Mexican carriers to operate in this country, OOIDA and the TEAMSTERS have offered no concrete evidence to back up their claims. Why? Because none exists. There ….Read More

 
 06/01/2011  Posted by PMC at 15:00 on 06/01/2011 1 Response »
OOIDA first out of the gate responding to proposed Mexican Truck Agreement  with the same old BULLSHIT

As expected, Todd Spencer and OOIDA quickly released a statement opposing any effort by the FMCSA and the Obama administration to comply with out obligation under NAFTA. Our non compliance having cost us hundreds of thousands of jobs and a significant amount of market share due to the perfectly legal retaliatory tariffs Mexico imposed for our non compliance. Here is OOIDA’s statement: (Our opinion appears in between the paragraphs)

 
 06/01/2011  Posted by PMC at 13:59 on 06/01/2011 Comments Off
Concept document released for Mexican truck access

The Commercial Carrier Journal released today what is says is the concept document that will permit the United States to fulfill it’s obligations under NAFTA to allow Mexican carriers equal access to US highways. The Department of Transportation says this initial concept document, is a starting point in the renewed negotiations with Mexico, addresses concerns raised during the process that included meetings with lawmakers, safety advocates, industry representatives and other stakeholders to address a broad range of concerns and to listen to the fabrications and misinformation presented by some of the stakeholders who oppose Mexican trucks in this country for ….Read More

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