Bill would mandate “Black Boxes” in all CMV’s Two U.S. senators today urged tougher regulations aimed at improving bus safety in response to last week’s deadly accident that killed 17 Vietnamese Catholics from Houston. Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued statements calling for the passage of their legislation, known as the
So what’s going on here? Are we so fixated on legally operated, safe Mexican Cross Border trucks that we totally ignore the commercial bus industry in the United States? On the heels of Friday morning deadly crash in Sherman Texas that killed 17 and injured more than 35 people when the recapped steering tire blew
The mystery of diesel fuel disappearing from trucks in Seguin appeared solved this week when a San Antonio man with a specially rigged pickup was arrested on theft charges, police said. Yan Gomez, 30, was caught Wednesday as he pumped fuel from a truck, said Lt. J. San Miguel of the Seguin Police. “He had
The violations discovered in the bus belonging to Angel Tours that crashed in Sherman Texas Friday morning points to the stupidty and ignorance of a small percentage of people obsessed with ending the Cross Border Pilot Program, which has operated safely for the past 11 months, while ignoring American common carriers who flaunt and ignore
Federal regulators formally approved the merger of the nation’s only two satellite radio operators Friday, ending a 16-month-long drama closely watched by Washington and Wall Street. Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.’s $3.3 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. will mean 18 million-plus subscribers will be able to receive programming from both services. Executives
Alabama State Troopers are enhancing revenue in that state using the vague provisions of FMCSA Regulation 391.11 (b)(2), the controversial rule requiring CDL holders to be conversant in English This rule leaves it up to the individual officer or inspector to determine, in his mind, what is “sufficient”. This can be open to abuse and
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced new federal legislation Friday that aims to crack down on commercial truck drivers who smuggle illegal immigrants.The legislation, dubbed the Putting the Brakes on Human Smuggling Act, imposes tougher penalties against commercial truck drivers convicted of smuggling humans, said Cornyn, who was flanked at the Laredo North checkpoint by Carlos
AUSTIN — Truckers who smuggle drugs or people into the U.S. are now risking not only prison time but also the loss of their commercial driver’s licenses as Texas uses a longstanding law in a new border crime crackdown. “Up until today, when those lawbreakers had their trucks apprehended, they were convicted in federal court,
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
“Allowing Mexican truckers and long-haul rigs on highways throughout the United States – absent the rigorous inspections and safety and training standards for U.S. trucks and truck drivers – is dangerous to the public,” Surra said in a written statement.
When it comes to the Mexican Cross Border truck program, everyone seems to be trying to get on the bandwagon or use the issue to boost their rankings. It doesn’t seem to matter if they get their facts right. To the contrary, most think it is cute to pass along the misinformation that has been
Though springtime typically sees a spike in illegal border crossings, activity has been heavier than usual in Laredo, immigration officials said. In the past two months, agents have thwarted several attempts to smuggle people in large tractor-trailers, charging 41 people — American truck drivers and others — with smuggling. They detained 376 undocumented immigrants from
Having lived through the ones in the 70’s and 80’s, the last one in 1984, I believe, still hanging around the back of my mind, the whole idea of any type of job action is the ultimate in stupidity. Anyone remember the “kowboys” blocking the entrance to the truck stops, such as the old Union
Pro-Miles Software has released what is says is the first online routing application targeted at the Hispanic driver segment of our industry at millasdecamion.com. Statistics from the US Department of Labor indicate that Hispanic drivers make up almost 20% of the workforce, making Hispanics the largest minority in the US long haul driver demographic. The
It’s been what, a week now, since the news everyone was talking about was the multi agency raid on Swift Transportations Memphis terminal and truck driving school, or was it the Tennessee Department of Safety, on site license office. Things tend to get blurred when nobody knows anything but everyone’s an expert. So what’s going
Trucker Robert Griffith is on the road three weeks out of four, pulling oversize loads like crane booms, railroad ties and air conditioning ducts. One of his biggest worries: How he’ll find the money to buy his daughter a prom dress. As the cost of diesel doubled over the last four years, his take-home pay
The day after a multi agency raid on Swift Transportation offices in Memphis and Millington Tennessee, authorities are keeping quiet on the reason for the raids and Swift management are doing the monkey dance proclaiming their innocence of any wrongdoing. Seven federal agencies and the Tennessee Highway Patrol raided Swift Transportation’s terminal operations in Memphis
Department of Safety Commissioner Dave Mitchell announced Feb. 25 that the Tennessee Department of Safety (TDOS) is cooperating with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in an on-going investigation of Swift Transportation in Memphis, according to a news release. This action comes after the FBI executed search warrants today at Swift Transportation Commercial Driving School as
At the Chicago Auto show yesterday, International trucks introduced it’s new top of the line class 8 tractor, The Lonestar. I like this thing. I am not much on excessive chrome nor “good buddy” lights or other things that draw attention to you from the DOT, but International has manged to blend all of these
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
[cref trooper-accused-of-on-duty-tryst-with-porn-actress-fired Any body remember this assklown, that we reported on several months ago?] Well, once again, Mexicotrucker.com got it right! Landline Now is reporting, A former Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper will reportedly receive no jail time after he was indicated in October on 10 different counts tied to official misconduct, including allowing a motorist
In view of all the comments from those not qualified to make comments about Mexican drivers, I got a good laugh out of this article. This trainer is barely potty trained and has no business even attempting to train anyone else. At best, he has 4 years of heavily supervised OTR experience. Go figure! On
