Teamsters file frivolous lawsuit seeking to stop Mexican Truck Program

Sep 022011
 
 02/09/2011  Posted by PMC at 22:34 on 02/09/2011 Comments Off
Teamsters file frivolous lawsuit seeking to stop Mexican Truck Program

At the 11th hour today, Teamsters, along with Public Citizen filed a lawsuit in 9th Circuit Court in San Francisco seeking to stop implementation of the Mexican Cross Border Program. The suit was filed against the US Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration alleging that the pilot program sets standards that aren’t stringent enough for Mexican trucks and drivers. For example, the program waives a law requiring trucks to display proof of meeting federal safety standards, said Jonathan Weissglass, a lawyer for the plaintiffs. An official for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the Teamsters ….Read More

Current HOS to stand – DC Circuit Court of Appeals denies motion to vacate!

Jan 252008
 
 25/01/2008  Posted by PMC at 22:16 on 25/01/2008 Comments Off
Current HOS to stand - DC Circuit Court of Appeals denies motion to vacate!

A motion asking a federal court to force the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to eliminate the 11-hour driving limit and the optional 34-hour restart provision was denied Wednesday, Jan. 23.The motion was filed Dec. 19, 2007, with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by Public Citizen, Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways, Parents Against Tired Truckers, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. In the motion, the groups asked the court to vacate the FMCSA’s interim final rule on HOS – or at least the portion of it that ….Read More

FMCSA files response to Mexican truck suit in 9th Circuit

Nov 202007
 
 20/11/2007  Posted by PMC at 22:39 on 20/11/2007 Comments Off

SAN FRANCISCO – The Department of Transportation on Monday filed its response to petitions seeking to halt the NAFTA cross-border trucking demonstration program with Mexico. In its response, DOT basically argues that neither the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) nor the Sierra Club — lead petitioners in the consolidated actions — demonstrates “the injury in fact” or “the particularized harm” necessary for Article III standing and federal court intervention. It was filed here with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

News Release – FMCSA to mandate EOBR’s for Mexican & U.S. Trucks Participating in the Cross-Border Project

Sep 272007
 
 27/09/2007  Posted by PMC at 15:22 on 27/09/2007 2 Responses »

This hot little tidbit just came across the newsfeed on the site and in a press release sent to mexicotrucker.com by our friends at FMCSA. I’m divided on this latest development. On one hand, it is another step taken to insure, beyond what is required, the oversight of the participating trucks. This should also shut up the whiny babies at Teamsters, OOIDA and Public Citizen who claim we have no way to verify compliance. Your concerns have been answered, so can it people!

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