The pilot program was a secret and kept from public hearings? No surprise since the entire SPP and Texas Corridor are trying to stay under the radar.
SPECIAL REPORT: Big questions remain on
Mexican pilot program .Charlie Parfrey, president of Parfrey Trucking Brokerage in Spokane, WA, testified on behalf of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.
Almost immediately, [...]
Besides the other posts, here and here, now we have the American Trucking Association’s two cents. This only confirms that the ATA is absolutely worthless.
Critics bash Mexican truck decision
Business groups have wanted the border opened to avoid middleman costs of transferring goods from Mexican to U.S. trucks.
The American Trucking Associations said it supports the program, [...]
I decided to save truckingblog.net from the blogging graveyard. I will continue to update and have big plans for this site. First I’ve changed the title from Just Trucking Around to The Trucking Blog Network (truckingblog.net, get it?), that’s where the big plan comes in, but more on that later. Also, I can go in [...]
Every story has two sides, sometimes more. With the Mexican truck issue, there’s the environmentalist and groups worried about safety. (Did someone mention how safe Mexican Trucks are?) FMCSA can’t even guarantee that US trucks are safe. The unions and some truckers are worried about jobs. The Mexican government and trucking groups aren’t sure it’s [...]
Oh, sorry! Like the last post, it’s only good news for the Drug Cartels, The entire article is worth a read.
San Antonio – Toll Party ? Blog Archive ? Trans Texas Corridor deemed security threat by DEA.
Of greatest importance:
Road Check 2007 is coming Jun 5, 6 and 7th. This is when CVSA works extra hard at inspecting trucks in the US, Canada and supposedly Mexico. But there seems to be an issue over last years Road Check numbers from Mexico.
Mexico’s numbers still not confirmed from Roadcheck 2006
North America