[MoLiCo] Fw: WND - Oh no! Here come the Mexican trucks again

2011-01-22 Thread Linda Herd 
It is getting to the point of not saying "can you believe this?". There is so 
much information on this type of problem that I now believe it.

Linda



- Forwarded Message 
From: James Hornaday Jr. 
To: ty...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thu, January 20, 2011 8:57:26 PM
Subject: Re: WND - Oh no! Here come the Mexican trucks again


Tom:

Well, for one thing, the trucks and drivers registered in Canada are under 
comparable restrictions and laws as the US. All of the drivers from Canada 
(with 
the possible exception of Quebec) speak English. Most of the French Quebec 
drivers can speak English as well. They just speak French when they are in 
Quebec.

I seriously doubt the regulations in Mexico are strict enough, and if they 
were, 
the corruption in enforcement down there would allow stinky trucks and 
inadequately trained drivers to go across the border and go anywhere. 


The amount of nasty stuff coming into the US from Canada is miniscule compared 
to what's coming across the southern border.

I see trucks with Canadian licenses driving on the interstates.   About 1 in 
100.  They don't bother me at all.

If you want to stop stuff coming in from Mexico, you'd have to shut down the 
Kansas City Southern RR at the border.  Nobody's complaining (that I'm aware 
of) 
about that mode of traffic.

I agree this legislation coming out of Washington for allowing Mexican trucking 
into the full US of A is NOT in our interests.

Jim Hornaday





From: Tom Martz 
To: ty...@googlegroups.com; MLC Google Group 

Sent: Thu, January 20, 2011 5:05:40 PM
Subject: Re: WND - Oh no! Here come the Mexican trucks again


an this differs from Canadian companies how..?  And how does this impact the 
nations highway system or how does it differ from our neighbors to the 
north?


On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Fred B. Ellison  wrote:


>
>
>http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=252861
>Oh no! Here come the Mexican trucks againObama quietly moves ahead without 
>congressional approval


>Posted: January 18, 2011
>8:39 pm Eastern
>
>
>By Jerome R. Corsi
>© 2011 WorldNetDaily 
>
>(TTNews.com) 
>The Obama administration is preparing once again to allow Mexican trucks to 
>roam 
>freely on U.S. roads under the auspices of the North American Free Trade 
>Agreement, or NAFTA, with or without the approval of Congress. 
>
>
>Quietly, the U.S. Department of Transportation has posted on its website a 
>"Concept Document," specifying a "Phased U.S.-Mexico Cross Border Long Haul 
>Trucking Proposal" that envisions allowing open access to an unspecified 
>number 
>of Mexican trucks on U.S. roads after DOT has time to post in the Federal 
>Register new rules circulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
>Administration, or FMCSA. 
>
>
>The Obama administration's determination to see Mexican long-haul rigs roll 
>throughout the U.S. is a slap in the face to many Democrats in Congress, 
>including Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., who fought hard in 2008 to have language 
>inserted into legislation that would stop the project out of concerns that 
>Mexican trucks do not conform to U.S. safety standards. 
>
>
>Obama ended Bush-era project 
>In March 2009, President Obama signed the $410 billion Omnibus Funding Bill 
>into 
>law, along with provisions ending the Department of Transportation's Mexican 
>truck demonstration project. 
>
>
>DeFazio's office confirmed to WND that he has requested that Rep. John Duncan 
>Jr., R-Tenn., the chairman of the House Subcommittee and Transportation, hold 
>hearings on the proposed Obama administration Mexican truck plans. 
>
>
>The DOT's two-page "Concept Document" specifies at the end that the agency 
>will 
>periodically report to Congress on Mexican trucks in the U.S. But nothing in 
>the 
>document suggests DOT or the FMCSA has any intention of coming to Congress to 
>seek permission before promulgating rules, initiating procedures to 
>safety-test 
>Mexican trucks and open the borders to FMCSA safety-certified Mexican 
>long-haul 
>carriers. 
>
>
>The "Concept Document" published on the DOT website specifies vaguely, 
>"Subject 
>to negotiation with Mexico, the number of carrier and truck participants in 
>this 
>first phase of the program will be managed to ensure adequate oversight." 
>
>
>The DOT's initial program overview specifies that Mexican trucks allowed into 
>the U.S. will have to complete successfully a "Pre-Authority Safety Audit," or 
>PASA, that will include an examination of Mexican commercial drivers' 
>licenses, 
>checking Mexican trucks against FMCSA safety requirements and certifying that 
>Mexican drivers are proficient in English. 
>
>The "Concept Document," however, neglects to give details regarding how 
>precisely Mexican trucks and drivers will be inspected and certified by 
>Mexican 
>or FMCSA field supervisors. 
>
>
>Mexico demands trucks in U.S. 
>TheTrucker.com, a trucking industry magazine, rep

Re: [MoLiCo] Fw: WND - Oh no! Here come the Mexican trucks again

2011-01-22 Thread Tom Martz 
Well Jim let me respond to some of your statementsOn multiple occasions
while waiting for my load to cross the border in Laredo I was dispatched to
the customs area to cross load from a mexican carrier to my trailer because
they were placed out of service in the customs area because of HoS
violations.  This is NOT a rare occurrence as the inspection facility
inspects about 20% of the fleet that comes through to drop trailers at
border drop lots.

An I'm in complete agreement with your statement on the RR.

tom

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 3:24 AM, Linda Herd wrote:

> It is getting to the point of not saying "can you believe this?". There is
> so much information on this type of problem that I now believe it.
>
> Linda
>
> - Forwarded Message 
> *From:* James Hornaday Jr. 
> *To:* ty...@googlegroups.com
> *Sent:* Thu, January 20, 2011 8:57:26 PM
> *Subject:* Re: WND - Oh no! Here come the Mexican trucks again
>
>  Tom:
>
> Well, for one thing, the trucks and drivers registered in Canada are under
> comparable restrictions and laws as the US. All of the drivers from Canada
> (with the possible exception of Quebec) speak English. Most of the French
> Quebec drivers can speak English as well. They just speak French when they
> are in Quebec.
>
> I seriously doubt the regulations in Mexico are strict enough, and if they
> were, the corruption in enforcement down there would allow stinky trucks and
> inadequately trained drivers to go across the border and go anywhere.
>
> The amount of nasty stuff coming into the US from Canada is miniscule
> compared to what's coming across the southern border.
>
> I see trucks with Canadian licenses driving on the interstates.   About 1
> in 100.  They don't bother me at all.
>
> If you want to stop stuff coming in from Mexico, you'd have to shut down
> the Kansas City Southern RR at the border.  Nobody's complaining (that I'm
> aware of) about that mode of traffic.
>
> I agree this legislation coming out of Washington for allowing Mexican
> trucking into the full US of A is NOT in our interests.
>
> Jim Hornaday
>
>  --
> *From:* Tom Martz 
> *To:* ty...@googlegroups.com; MLC Google Group <
> missourilibertycoalition@googlegroups.com>
> *Sent:* Thu, January 20, 2011 5:05:40 PM
> *Subject:* Re: WND - Oh no! Here come the Mexican trucks again
>
> an this differs from Canadian companies how..?  And how does this impact
> the nations highway system or how does it differ from our neighbors to the
> north?
>
> On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Fred B. Ellison wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=252861
>> Oh no! Here come the Mexican trucks again Obama quietly moves ahead
>> without congressional approval
>> --
>> Posted: January 18, 2011
>> 8:39 pm Eastern
>>
>> By Jerome R. Corsi
>> © 2011 WorldNetDaily
>>
>> (TTNews.com )
>>  The Obama administration is preparing once again to allow Mexican trucks
>> to roam freely on U.S. roads under the auspices of the *North American*Free 
>> Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, with or without the approval of Congress.
>>
>> Quietly, the U.S. Department of *Transportation* has posted on its
>> websitea
>>  "Concept Document," specifying a "Phased U.S.-Mexico Cross Border Long
>> Haul Trucking *Proposal*" that envisions allowing open access to an
>> unspecified number of Mexican trucks on U.S. roads after DOT has time to
>> post in the Federal Register new rules circulated by the Federal Motor
>> Carrier Safety Administration, or FMCSA.
>>
>> The Obama administration's determination to see Mexican long-haul rigs
>> roll throughout the U.S. is a slap in the face to many Democrats in
>> Congress, including Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., who fought hard in 2008 to
>> have language inserted into legislation that would stop the project out of
>> concerns that Mexican trucks do not conform to U.S. safety standards.
>>
>> *Obama ended Bush-era project*
>> In March 2009, President Obama signed the $410 billion Omnibus Funding
>> Bill into law, along with provisions ending the Department of
>> Transportation's Mexican truck *demonstration* project.
>>
>> DeFazio's office confirmed to WND that he has requested that Rep. John
>> Duncan Jr., R-Tenn., the chairman of the House Subcommittee and
>> Transportation, hold hearings on the proposed Obama administration Mexican
>> truck plans.
>>
>> The DOT's two-page "Concept Document" specifies at the end that the agency
>> will periodically report to Congress on Mexican trucks in the U.S. But
>> nothing in the document suggests DOT or the FMCSA has any intention of
>> coming to Congress to seek permission before promulgating rules, initiating
>> procedures to safety-test Mexican trucks and open the borders to FMCSA
>> safety-certified Mexican long-haul carriers.
>>
>> The "Concept Document" published on the DOT website specifies va

RE: [MoLiCo] Fw: WND - Oh no! Here come the Mexican trucks again

2011-01-22 Thread Jerry Blevins 
Just go to Kansas City and check out the "Smart Port" that is if you could
get in, and you will not be able to, this thing has been in the making for
some time and most people want to bury their heads in the sand and do
nothing about the invasion.

 

Jerry

 

From: missourilibertycoalition@googlegroups.com
[mailto:missourilibertycoalition@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Martz
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 10:55 AM
To: missourilibertycoalition@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [MoLiCo] Fw: WND - Oh no! Here come the Mexican trucks again

 

Well Jim let me respond to some of your statementsOn multiple occasions
while waiting for my load to cross the border in Laredo I was dispatched to
the customs area to cross load from a mexican carrier to my trailer because
they were placed out of service in the customs area because of HoS
violations.  This is NOT a rare occurrence as the inspection facility
inspects about 20% of the fleet that comes through to drop trailers at
border drop lots.

 

An I'm in complete agreement with your statement on the RR.

 

tom 

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 3:24 AM, Linda Herd 
wrote:

It is getting to the point of not saying "can you believe this?". There is
so much information on this type of problem that I now believe it.


Linda

 

- Forwarded Message 
From: James Hornaday Jr. 
To: ty...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thu, January 20, 2011 8:57:26 PM
Subject: Re: WND - Oh no! Here come the Mexican trucks again

Tom:

Well, for one thing, the trucks and drivers registered in Canada are under
comparable restrictions and laws as the US. All of the drivers from Canada
(with the possible exception of Quebec) speak English. Most of the French
Quebec drivers can speak English as well. They just speak French when they
are in Quebec.

I seriously doubt the regulations in Mexico are strict enough, and if they
were, the corruption in enforcement down there would allow stinky trucks and
inadequately trained drivers to go across the border and go anywhere. 

The amount of nasty stuff coming into the US from Canada is miniscule
compared to what's coming across the southern border.

I see trucks with Canadian licenses driving on the interstates.   About 1 in
100.  They don't bother me at all.

If you want to stop stuff coming in from Mexico, you'd have to shut down the
Kansas City Southern RR at the border.  Nobody's complaining (that I'm aware
of) about that mode of traffic.

I agree this legislation coming out of Washington for allowing Mexican
trucking into the full US of A is NOT in our interests.

Jim Hornaday

 

  _  

From: Tom Martz 
To: ty...@googlegroups.com; MLC Google Group

Sent: Thu, January 20, 2011 5:05:40 PM
Subject: Re: WND - Oh no! Here come the Mexican trucks again

an this differs from Canadian companies how..?  And how does this impact the
nations highway system or how does it differ from our neighbors to the
north?

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Fred B. Ellison 
wrote:


 

 

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Oh no! Here come the Mexican trucks again


Obama quietly moves ahead without congressional approval

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Posted: January 18, 2011
8:39 pm Eastern

By Jerome R. Corsi
C 2011 WorldNetDaily 


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(TTNews.com <http://ttnews.com/> )

The Obama administration is preparing once again to allow Mexican trucks to
roam freely on U.S. roads under the auspices of the North American Free
Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, with or without the approval of Congress. 

 

Quietly, the U.S. Department of Transportation has posted on its website
<http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/documents/cross-border/Concept-Trucks-English.pdf>
a "Concept Document," specifying a "Phased U.S.-Mexico Cross Border Long
Haul Trucking Proposal" that envisions allowing open access to an
unspecified number of Mexican trucks on U.S. roads after DOT has time to
post in the Federal Register new rules circulated by the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration, or FMCSA. 

 

The Obama administration's determination to see Mexican long-haul rigs roll
throughout the U.S. is a slap in the face to many Democrats in Congress,
including Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., who fought hard in 2008 to have
language inserted into legislation that would stop the project out of
concerns that Mexican trucks do not conform to U.S. safety standards. 

 

Obama ended Bush-era project 

In March 2009, President Obama signed the $410 billion Omnibus Funding Bill
into law, along with provisions ending the Department of Transportation's
Mexican truck demonstration project. 

 

DeFazio's office confirmed to WND that he has requested that Rep. John
Duncan Jr., R-Tenn., the chairman of the House Subcommittee and
Transportation, hold hearings on the proposed Obama administration Mexican
truck plans. 

 

The