Mexico’s CANACAR transport association has commenced an arbitration action against the US, seeking $30 billion in compensation for Washington’s refusal to fully open the border to Mexican trucks, as required by the North American Free Trade Agreement more than 20 years ago. Canacar director Jose Refugio Muñoz Lopez said in an interview from Mexico
The Cross Border Pilot Program with Mexico has been in operation for 28 months and a participant has had his authority to operate revoked by FMCSA after scoring a “Conditional” rating during a compliance review. SERGIO TRISTAN MALDONALDO DBA TRISTAN TRANSFER domiciled in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas was notified by the FMCSA on January 23, 2014 that their
OOIDA issued this statement about the Supreme Court and the Mexican Truck Pilot Program. As expected, it was short on facts and full of the usual misinformation about Mexican trucks and truckers. OOIDA had asked the Supreme Court to review the appeals court decision allowing the Mexican truck pilot program to continue, alleging that the
The United States Supreme Court has refused, without comment, to hear the petition filed by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) in their continuing effort to shut down cross border trucking with Mexico. OOIDA had petitioned the court for review of the decision by the D.C. Court of Appeals that rejected all of the arguments
On January 10, 2014, a conference was held at the US Supreme Court to decide whether the full court would hear OOIDA’s latest ludicrous attempt to shut down the legitimate and successful Cross Border Pilot Program with Mexico. OOIDA, attempting to coerce the Court to accept as truth, allegations consisting of conclusions of law, inferences
Eric “Bubba Bo” Boulanger has resigned as weekend host of WLW-AM’s “America’s Truckin’ Network” show after more than nine years. Boulanger signed off December 29, 2013 by saying he had worked every weekend and holiday for 9-plus years without a day off. He took over weekends after original host Dale “The Truckin’ Bozo” Sommers retired
Weather and excessive speed are being considered as the cause of a bus accident on Christmas morning on the outskirts of Saltillo that killed 7 and left 23 injured. The coach, operated by Transportes Del Norte was traveling from Monterrey to Guanajuato when the accident occurred aorund 08:50 in the morning in the municipality of
In it’s annual report on the state of cross border trucking with Mexico, the USDOT Inspector General found that FMCSA was generally in compliance with rules established by Congress in 2002 generally referred to as Section 350(c). This years report covered deficiencies pertaining to bus inspections at border crossings suggesting that few if any problems
Road Machinery Co SA de CV domiciled in Cananea, Sonora has become the 15th carrier to earn the right to participate in the Cross Border Pilot Program with Mexico, according to a letter from FMCSA Associate Administrator for Enforcement, William Quade to Shaun Kildare of Advocates for Highways and Auto Safety, one of several bogus safety
The U.S. Supreme Court has set January 10, 2014 for a conference to consider if it will hear a case against the U.S. cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico filed by OOIDA against the FMCSA. OOIDA is appealing a decision from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals which denied OOIDA and The Teamsters lawsuit on
Road Machinery Co SA de CV domiciled in Cananea, Sonora will be the 15th carrier to earn the right to participate in the Cross Border Pilot Program with Mexico once the 10 day comment period ends on November 22, 2013 Road Machinery Co SA de CV will have one truck and one driver participating in the
Not content to accept the rulings of the D.C. Court of Appeals which recently rejected arguments by the Teamsters, OOIDA and their allies to put the brakes on the Cross Border Pilot Program with Mexico, the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association now turns to the United States Supreme Court in their latest attempt. If history
Transportation & Cargo Solutions S de RL de CV aka TRACSO, a Mexican motor carrier domiciled in Cd. Juarez Chihuahua, becomes the 14th Mexican carrier to pass their Pre-Authority Safety Audit and earn the right to participate in the Cross Border Pilot Program with Mexico. TRACSO operates 154 tractors as a drayage carrier operating within the
The organizers of “Truckers to Shutdown America” later to be known as “Ride for the Constitution” seem to have been caught with their fingers in the donations cookie jar and now are scrambling for cover and pointing the finger at internet radio host Pete Santilli as the one responsible for what is alleged to be
If you were on the border today wondering why your load hadn’t crossed the border, there was good reason. The toll road linking Nuevo Laredo and Monterrey was closed for thirteen hours due to heavy rains which caused a creek to overflow it’s banks flooding the toll road and stranding thousands of motorists and truckers
A petition has been established asking the United State Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute those involved in organizing and soliciting donations for this past weekends “Ride For The Constitution” originally known as “Truckers to Shutdown America”. The petition demands that the USDOJ investigate and prosecute the non trucking founders of the groups, Pete
They’ve had their 15 minutes of fame. Gotten the press coverage they craved and in the process, smeared the good name of the American trucker. Now it’s time to put an end to the lunatic behavior. The late Dale Sommers, known to his listeners as “The Trucking Bozo” always warned his listeners against actions such
The non-trucking wing nuts behind the so-called “Ride for the Constitution” have released another manifesto listing their “terms”. None of the issues raised have anything to do with the Constitution of the United States, nor the Bill of Rights. The first paragraph sets the tone of this nonsensical tirade and it goes to the gutter
I thought it appropriate this morning as we prepare to battle opponents of cross border trucking over the newest entrant into the program, to take a look at the underhanded manner in which opponents of this so far successful program try to oppose it. Earlier in the month, opponents of Mexican trucks banded together and
FMCSA announced today the beginning of the 10 day comment period for the Mexican carrier Transportation and Cargo Solutions SA de CV (TRACSO) who recently passed it’s Pre-Authorization Safety Audit (PASA), a requirement prior to participating in the Cross Border Pilot Program with Mexico. Comments are being accepted now through October 10, 2013 for anyone wishing
It’s been an interesting week following the antics of the group of anarchists who call themselves “Truckers to Shut Down America. First, their Facebook page was unpublished for allowing hateful and racists comments to be posted. Of course, that’s not the reason they gave. They claim it was because the said “God Bless America” one
In our continuing coverage of the anarchists who call themselves TRUCKERS TO SHUT DOWN AMERICA I’m posting their first manifesto for my followers and readers to digest and realize that real professional truckers of America want nothing to do with this agenda driven drivel. As you’ll read through this, you’ll see conspiracy theories brought forth
