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

More reasons to call or write your Congress Critter to oppose Mexican Trucks

Apr 062011
 
 06/04/2011  Posted by PMC at 21:44 on 06/04/2011 Comments Off
More reasons to call or write your Congress Critter to oppose Mexican Trucks

We all need a good laugh some of the time, and the Teamster or OOIDA member who takes their “Calls to Action” to heart has struck again. We posted an example of his idiocy last weekend and he’s struck again, once again proving why following the direction of OOIDA and others is a guarantee that the Mexican trucks will be rolling soon. Here’s the letter posted in its entirety from CONGRESS.ORG. We’ve highlighted the parts that proves the writer ain’t got a clue or is simply being a mouthpiece for one of the groups who has been spreading the misinformation ….Read More

Amidst the hysteria of OOIDA, in reality, it’s much ado about nothing

Apr 052011
 
 05/04/2011  Posted by PMC at 21:13 on 05/04/2011 Comments Off
Amidst the hysteria of OOIDA, in reality, it's much ado about nothing

As resolution to the longstanding stalemate over allowing Mexican trucks access to our highways, as we agreed to do almost 20 years ago, is weeks, if not days away, OOIDA has issued another of their silly little “Calls to Action” exhorting it’s diminishing membership to call and annoy their Representatives about this inconsequential issue. The continued opposition by Teamsters, OOIDA and their allies continues to cost tens of thousands of American jobs and tremendous loss of market share in the agribusiness sector. Not that it matters to either of these organizations if they can keep a handful of Mexicans out ….Read More

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

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

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

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 »
Presidents Obama & Calderon reach agreement on access for Mexican Trucks

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.”

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