[Norman Arbuthnot]

Why do the Teamsters have to go to court to try to make Mexican truck drivers meet the same drug screening, physical evaluations and hazmat certifications as U.S. truckers?"

Good question, don't ya think?

[GBA]

It's an excellent question, no matter who asks it, but why should it need to be asked in the first place?

I hope that the DOT will require the Mexican truckers to follow the exact same regs that our truckers have to follow, carry the same or higher insurance that ours have to carry, that their trucks meet or exceed the same safety and equipment standards ours have to meet and that their drivers are licensed to the same or higher standards that ours have to be licensed to.

Note that none of those things have anything to do with smuggling illegal aliens, drugs or, God forbid, terrorists into the country. Have we given up on drugs, illegals and terrorists altogether? Apparently.