Why we need revised CDL standards, and now!

Jan 182008
 
 18/01/2008  Posted by PMC at 19:51 on 18/01/2008 Comments Off
Why we need revised CDL standards, and now!

In view of all the comments from those not qualified to make comments about Mexican drivers, I got a good laugh out of this article. This trainer is barely potty trained and has no business even attempting to train anyone else. At best, he has 4 years of heavily supervised OTR experience. Go figure! On that day, according to police in Slidell, LA, Werner trainee Vera Shed drove a 2006 Peterbilt truck through the Slidell Home Depot parking lot. Shed attempted to make a U-turn at the back of the parking lot and head to the back of the building. ….Read More

Major accident involving 45 vehicles in Monterrey

Jan 172008
 
 17/01/2008  Posted by PMC at 13:30 on 17/01/2008 Comments Off
Major accident involving 45 vehicles in Monterrey

Editor’s Note: I’ve always maintained we report the good and the bad about the trucking industry in Mexico, and this time is no exception. Excessive speed, diminished visibility led to this accident which closed the major connection between Monterrey and Saltillo yesterday. One person dead. The truck driver is in prison awaiting trial which can take months to happen and for certain, under Mexican law, he will lose his Licencia Federal for a minimum of 10 years, perhaps permanently. And before the critics begin the outcry about the dangerous Mexican trucks and drivers, think about the fubar in the tunnel ….Read More

UPDATED: 4 dead on International bridge connecting Reynosa-Pharr

Jan 112008
 
 11/01/2008  Posted by PMC at 07:19 on 11/01/2008 1 Response »
UPDATED: 4 dead on International bridge connecting Reynosa-Pharr

“This is basically the second accident in the 15 years we’ve had the bridge,”

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