Cloned Trucks – Another misconception about Cross Border Trucking

Jul 212011
 
 21/07/2011  Posted by PMC at 07:52 on 21/07/2011 Comments Off
Cloned Trucks - Another misconception about Cross Border Trucking

Another report that opponents of cross border trucking have latched onto and using to push their agenda of misinformation about Mexican trucks is that of Mexican drug gangs “cloning” trucks to smuggle their contraband. There is no evidence to be found that 18 wheel road rigs are being “cloned”. What the reports state is COMMERCIAL VEHICLES being cloned. A commercial vehicle can be anything from a 1/4 ton pickup to an 18 wheeler. This is like the misconception, the facts of which can’t be found, that 10,000 commercial vehicles are being hijacked. Again, the operative word is “commercial vehicle”. Package ….Read More

FMCSA refuses demand by OOIDA to delay cross border program with Mexico

Jul 212011
 
 21/07/2011  Posted by PMC at 01:35 on 21/07/2011 Comments Off
FMCSA refuses demand by OOIDA to delay cross border program with Mexico

It’s all procedural, but FMCSA has refused demands by the Owner Operators Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) to halt implementation of the Cross Border Pilot Program pending resolution of the frivolous and baseless lawsuit filed against the agency earlier this month. OOIDA’s legal counsel, Paul Cullen Sr. with The Cullen Law Firm, sent a letter to FMCSA on July 8 asking the agency to consent to stay the program pending resolution of the petition for review. FMCSA’s counsel denied the request on July 13. Under rules of procedure, OOIDA was  required to ask FMCSA for the stay because a party to ….Read More

Another lame attempt by OOIDA to delay the Mexican cross border trucking program

Jul 142011
 
 14/07/2011  Posted by PMC at 19:59 on 14/07/2011 1 Response »
Another lame attempt by OOIDA to delay the Mexican cross border trucking program

One has to ask themselves, “Are the folks at OOIDA as stupid as they seem to be or do they simply think the American trucker and the public are stupid”? It would seem to be a little of both after the seeing the latest attempt to derail the Mexican cross border pilot program. The issues of “truck safety”, “border security” as it relates to Mexican trucks has all pretty much been debunked. What’s left? Appealing to the tree huggers, the environmentalists to try to stop this perfectly legitimate program. On Tuesday, FMCSA announced the availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment ….Read More

Is Racism at work in Border Trucking debate?

May 252011
 
 25/05/2011  Posted by PMC at 15:58 on 25/05/2011 1 Response »
Is Racism at work in Border Trucking debate?

That’s the question posed on the blog “ALL THAT’S TRUCKING” as she writes about the many nasty, racially tinged comments being thrown about as the red hot debate over Mexican cross border trucking heats up once again, and the usual actors, OOIDA, TEAMSTERS and their allies in talk radio fan the flames of their listeners prejudices.   “Is racism rearing its ugly head in the debate over the long-delayed opening of the border to long-haul Mexican trucks, as required under the North American Free Trade Agreement that was signed nearly 20 years ago? I’m not saying anyone who opposes opening ….Read More

Teamsters President James P. Hoffa releases self serving and totally inaccurate statement on Cross Border Trucking with Mexico

May 162011
 
 16/05/2011  Posted by PMC at 15:11 on 16/05/2011 Comments Off
Teamsters President James P. Hoffa releases self serving and totally inaccurate statement on Cross Border Trucking with Mexico

Teamsters President James P. Hoffa, himself in hot water after caught using his position to offer union jobs, salaries, and pensions to bribe people for political support, released a “presser” giving his totally irrelevant and patently untrue rant in opposition to the upcoming cross border pilot program with Mexico. THE PUBLIC OPPOSES ILLEGAL, UNSAFE MEXICAN TRUCK PROGRAM is the title of this crapola presser released today which Hoffa continues to lie to his membership and the American public. Hoffa says; DOT’s proposal to open the border “fails to adequately protect our members, their families and the traveling public from the ….Read More

USDOT releases details of Cross Border Trucking Plan and OOIDA’s Todd Spencer is “furious”

Apr 082011
 
 08/04/2011  Posted by PMC at 17:25 on 08/04/2011 Comments Off
USDOT releases details of Cross Border Trucking Plan and OOIDA's Todd Spencer is "furious"

The US DOT and the Obama Administration this afternoon released it plan to finally bring the United States into compliance with it’s obligations and promises made in regards to allowing Mexican trucking companies equal access to the United States. The DOT said the proposed new program prioritizes safety, while satisfying the U.S. States’ international obligations. According to THE TRUCKER and other highly reliable industry sources, the proposed program parameters are that; • The scheduled life of the pilot program will not exceed three years. • The Mexico-domiciled motor carriers that participate in this pilot program would proceed through a series ….Read More

Proponents of Mexican Cross Border Truck Program continue to fight for what’s right

Sep 232008
 
 23/09/2008  Posted by PMC at 09:44 on 23/09/2008 Comments Off
Proponents of Mexican Cross Border Truck Program continue to fight for what's right

The House has made it veto-proof clear: The controversial pilot program allowing big Mexican trucks to cross the U.S. border and travel into the country must end. The Senate has yet to act, though. And Mexico and its U.S. big-business allies are ramping up their efforts to block the repeal, including a renewed warning by Mexican officials to retaliate against U.S. exports if the program is abolished. So begins an excellent article on the Mexican Cross Border Program from a neutral perspective, in a story published at Politico.com And the proponents should continue to fight to keep this program which ….Read More

OOIDA changes position on Mexican Cross Border Pilot Program

Sep 092008
 
 09/09/2008  Posted by PMC at 15:11 on 09/09/2008 Comments Off
OOIDA changes position on Mexican Cross Border Pilot Program

Today is the long anticipated vote on HR-6630 (To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border unless expressly authorized by Congress.) Jimmy Hoffa and the Teamsters were early off the line sending their propaganda spam messages, once again maligning the truth. I got mine about 9 this morning. We need your help! Today the U.S. House of Representatives will consider H.R. 6630, a bill that would prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from allowing unsafe Mexican trucks to cross ….Read More

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