Posted on 17-06-2009

Mexican Truck Program a Secret?

Filed Under ( NAFTA, Trucking, Trucking - NAFTA ) by Wayne Weisser

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, [...]

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Posted on 25-04-2009

The ATA’s Comment on Mexican Trucks

Filed Under ( NAFTA, Trucking, Trucking - NAFTA ) by Wayne Weisser

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, [...]

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Posted on 20-04-2009

Truckingblog Lives!

Filed Under ( NAFTA ) by Wayne Weisser

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 [...]

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Posted on 21-03-2009

More Mexican Truck Stuff

Filed Under ( NAFTA, NAFTA Super Highway, Trucking, Trucking - NAFTA ) by Wayne Weisser

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 [...]

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Posted on 11-03-2009

More Good News

Filed Under ( NAFTA, Trucking, Trucking - NAFTA ) by Wayne Weisser

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:

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Posted on 07-03-2009

Road Check 2007

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

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