CHP blames “speeding” truck with bad brakes as cause of I-5 tunnel crash

Feb 082009
 
 08/02/2009  Posted by PMC at 23:37 on 08/02/2009 Comments Off
CHP blames "speeding" truck with bad brakes as cause of I-5 tunnel crash

LOS ANGELES — A truck driver speeding on a rain-slicked interstate in 2007 lost control and crashed into a median barrier, setting off chain-reaction collisions that turned a tunnel into an inferno and left three dead, investigators concluded Friday. A report by the California Highway Patrol provides the most detailed picture yet of what led to a fiery tangle of more than two dozen vehicles on Interstate 5 — the major West Coast route between Mexico and Canada. The collisions closed the busy highway for two days and cost $17 million to clean up and repair. The report concluded that ….Read More

Roadcheck 2008 begins today

Jun 032008
 
 03/06/2008  Posted by PMC at 06:28 on 03/06/2008 2 Responses »
Roadcheck 2008 begins today

The annual three-day inspection blitz known as Roadcheck takes place this week at more than 1,000 inspection locations at weigh stations and roadside checkpoints across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The annual event sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is Tuesday through Thursday, June 3-5, and will involve tens of thousands of inspections by federal, state, provincial and local inspectors. For Mexico Trucker, it will be the first time in almost 20 years I’ve worked during this event. Why? Well, my 10 year old Mexican owned Classic XL passed a Level I inspection in Louisiana last week so in ….Read More

Wall Street Journal – Mexican Truck Stop

Nov 272007
 
 27/11/2007  Posted by PMC at 06:03 on 27/11/2007 Comments Off

Editor’s Note: To the consternation, I’m certain, of the opponents of the cross border program, another well respected news organization is questioning the hypocrisy behind the opposition to Mexican trucks. By MARY ANASTASIA O’GRADY November 26, 2007; Page A20 It’s hard to say who came out on top in the Nov. 15 debate among Democratic presidential candidates held in Nevada. But we do know that free trade took a beating. A majority of the candidates disapproved of some or all of the U.S. bilateral and regional trade agreements — including the North American Free Trade Agreement — and pledged to ….Read More

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