Opposition to cross border program less than expected, but just as nasty

Apr 112011
 
 11/04/2011  Posted by PMC at 09:32 on 11/04/2011 Comments Off
Opposition to cross border program less than expected, but just as nasty

Friday, the FMCSA RELEASED CROSS-BORDER TRUCKING PILOT DETAILS and the reaction was basically “so what’s new?” except amongst the usual suspects who object to anything concerning Mexico. OOIDA Executive Vice President Todd Spencer released his usual whining rant making baseless allegations they’ve never been able to document nor prove ATA President Bill Graves issued a statement in support of the proposal. James P. Hoffa, President of the Teamsters Union who is usual first out of the box with his sophomoric rants about “unsafe” Mexican trucks and “unqualified” Mexican drivers, was suspiciously absent, however, the website, TEAMSTERS NATION chimed in with ….Read More

Licencia Federal de Conductor (Mexican CDL)

Jan 222011
 
 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

Nativism & Mexenophobia taking over Trucking Radio

Apr 302010
 
 30/04/2010  Posted by PMC at 07:04 on 30/04/2010 6 Responses »
Nativism & Mexenophobia taking over Trucking Radio

One of the most vile, racist and unconstitutional laws was passed and signed by Arizona governor Jan Brewer in the form of SB-1070, a law that has spawned a firestorm of protest. It’s a law that usurps federal authority for immigration enforcement and puts it in the hands of local and state authorities. The fear is, it will lead to racial profiling as it is targeted towards Hispanics. Governor Brewer claims it specifically prohibits racial profiling, and that claim is still to be determined, but one can’t overlook human nature, especially in Arizona where this law legitimizes the actions of ….Read More

USDOT-OIG report NOT a condemnation of Mexican Cross Border Program nor Mexican Trucks in general

Oct 022008
 
 02/10/2008  Posted by PMC at 10:18 on 02/10/2008 Comments Off
USDOT-OIG report NOT a condemnation of Mexican Cross Border Program nor Mexican Trucks in general

On September 24, 2008, the USDOT Office of Inspector General issued an audit report entitled REPORT ON THE SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY OF FMCSA’S REVIEW OF CANADIAN/MEXICAN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS. Of course OOIDA jumped on this report with an article erroneously entitled Data flawed on Mexican truck safety reg compliance A glance would make you believe that Mexican trucks are not in compliance with FMCSA safety regs and this is not the case! Steve Sommers on America’s Trucking Network told his few listeners that this report PROVES that Mexican trucks are not in compliance and, by ….Read More

Right Wing looney tunes subverting the minds of America’s youth

Jun 062008
 
 06/06/2008  Posted by PMC at 18:40 on 06/06/2008 4 Responses »
Right Wing looney tunes subverting the minds of America's youth

You hear it every night on late night talk shows such as Rollye James and Art Bell and George Noory and it’s expected that some losers actually believe the talk about North American Unions, Superhighways to benefit Mexico and China and the like, and each time I hear these claims, I shake my head in pity at the people who don’t have the wherewithal to think for themselves. But then I come across a website such as In Freedoms Cause, and it angers me to think that this bullshit is poisoning the minds of this nations youth. The author of ….Read More

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