I was tinkering around in the search for Transportation Industry News earlier this evening and came across the following of which I excerpted only the latter part of the article as all the Hoffa stuff has been blown out all over the news already.
http://fleetowner.com/news/teamsters_border_block/
“...However, Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters said the demonstration program closely followed the requirements established by Congress in 2002. She stressed that the Inspector General certified that the program substantially meets eight criteria addressing inspector training, inspection facilities, and the development of safety procedures.
According to Peters, DOT has invested $500 million since 1995 to modernize border safety facilities and hire and train the more than 500 federal and state inspectors who inspect trucks crossing the border every day.
“Fourteen years ago, the U.S. pledged to allow the free flow of commerce across the North American continent. Three U.S. presidents and the Congress have considered and ultimately supported NAFTA’s trucking provisions, while the Supreme Court rejected unanimously a challenge to the Department’s implementation of those provisions,” she said in testimony before Congress earlier this year.
Peters stressed that the border is not being “thrown open” to any and all Mexican carriers. Only 100 pre-certified carriers are participating in this program, which have undergone in-person safety audits to ensure they comply with U.S. safety regulations. DOT is also requiring all Mexican truck drivers participating in the program to hold a valid commercial driver’s license, comply with U.S. medical requirements, comply with all U.S. hours-of-service rules and be able to understand questions and directions in English.
Mexican truck companies that are allowed to participate in the program must have insurance with a U.S.-licensed firm and meet all U.S. safety standards, including drug and alcohol testing and – if they meet these stringent standards – are only allowed to make international pickups and deliveries.”
This excerpt answers some questions, but it doesn’t hit upon what I was searching for, so I’ll continue my quest. I’m trying to find anything I can about related actions to this opening of our borders to the Mexican truckers. For every action there is a reaction, or in the case of what I am searching for, a cause of action.
I recall beginning back in the early 1970’s (I’ve been Many years in the Container Shipping business) the grousing from Internationals of the expense of American Transportation beginning with Port costs. Theories abounded back then about how to utilize Mexican Ports and cut costs, but always the Truck and Rail Transportation dilemma in Mexico stalled any action.
Now with our borders open to Mexican Truckers, the International Ocean Cargo Container shipping Industry needn’t waste much more time removing their business from North American Ports to less costly Mexico do they.
All the theories of yore I heard bantered about now coming into play makes me curious as to the true source of this manipulation. My search for trade news continues.
“so I’ll continue my quest”
Save your time...we are going to have one HELL OF A ROYAL MESS if we don’t get a POTUS next year who will start enforcing the immigration laws, deporting ALL illegals AND foreign muzzies...for starters. Because...one more 9/11 type terrorist attack in America and the citizenry will DEMAND IT!
Our ancestors didn’t risk life & limb to emigrate to this country just so a bunch of camel jockeys could come here, terrorize our women & children and make hamburger out of our families.
Starting on 9/12/2001, GWB should have secured BOTH borders, started deporting ALL illegals and foreign muzzies AND closed every mosque in America.
We didn’t allow the German American Bunds to operate in America during WWII; and there is no reason in hell that enemies of America should be allowed to stay here and operate under the faux assumption of even being a religion much less a “religion of peace.”
Sooner or later we are going to have to give the muzzies the jihad they so desperately want. And this time, we will finish the job!
Nytol!
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