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

 
 12/07/2008  Posted by PMC at 10:41 on 12/07/2008 Comments Off
Mexican Cross Border Pilot Program - 10th Month Assessment

Yesterday was the tenth month of the Mexican Cross Border Pilot Program and an assessment of the performance of the participants reveals no surprises, at least for me. For those who oppose the program, the results might be an eye opener disputing Jimmy Hoffa’s claims of “dangerous Mexican trucks”. Ironically, it coincided with Byron Dorgan’s ultimately futile attempt to stop the program. Methodology Obviously, we took the USDOT numbers assigned to the participants and ran them through the FMCSA SAFERSYS database. All records are current through 6/20/2008. Next, we choose the date range (09/11/2007) which was the date the first ….Read More

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