Comments on: U.S., Canada, Mexico making progress on trade problems

By: PMC

PMC — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:41:21 +0000

Several sources Rick. The August 2009 issue of the NATSO Truckers News, interviewed a friend and colleague from Laredo who has been involved in Mexican trucking for many years. I made a post about it here that you might find interesting Also, I have seen first hand, confirmation sheets with the rate from Point A in the US to the US/Mexico border, the rate for cross border drayage if applicable and the rate for transport from the border to the customer in the interior of Mexico. Rates average $2.00 a mile or better, when fuel surcharges, border crossing costs and Mexican tolls are factored into it.

GERARDO GOANA – MANAGER RAGAR TRANSPORTATION “The big Mexican freight lines don’t want to run in the US. It’s too expensive. The rates are too cheap. They have better rates in Mexico than we do here. To go to Monterrey from Nuevo Laredo, a distance of 150 miles, is $300 and some odd dollars to the truck. Laredo to San Antonio, approximately the same distance, they want to pay you $200.00. They don’t want to jump in here and start running. They say “Man, we;ll go broke!”

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:43:50 +0000

I am interested where you got the 2.00 per mile rate?

By: PMC

PMC — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:13:16 +0000

Under the program that was killed, American's had full access to Mexico. As a matter of fact, American carriers made twice the number of trips into Mexico as Mexican carriers made into the US.

And I agree. We should not be restricted in where we can do our job because of a few protectionists.

BTW, rates in Mexico stay at or above $2.00 a mile.

By: Tennessee Trucker

Tennessee Trucker — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:05:34 +0000

So, can American driver's go to Mexico? As a driver, I'd just as soon drive all the roadways, Mexico, US, and Canada. The gov'ts need to make it easier to let us get where we've got to go.

So, again, my question is, will the Americans have fair access to Mexico, too?