What's Going to Happen?-Mexican Trucks

It was simply an offer for a NON violent way to make a persons feelings on a very touchy subject known, to AVOID threats and irrational actions. Sometimes being made aware of another avenue to take action with makes all the difference in the world. Just because you don't like petitions is no reason not to suggest it to anyone, VIOLENCE is not the answer to any problem, so instead of criticizing someone, WHY not offer a different approach? As for you not signing a petition that is your "right" as a citizen but if anyone chooses to not take some sort of legal action towards all the problems then JMO here, they have no right to complain.

 

Maybe it won't. But Lovemyhubby is right. There are only 40 signatures as of this morning. A petition can start a movement, a movement that swells in numbers is also swells in voters. And that is the only thing that will get a politicians attention. Votes. And if a certain Senator can be made to understand his support for this part of NAFTA will cost him 40,000 votes, he or she will listen.

 

i have "seen" many online petitions before. they ain't worth a flip. i don't see anything good to come from online petitions. the "tried and true" method is for people to canvas the neighborhood door to door. then too, you realize that for a signature to be valid, the person signing any petition needs to be a registerd voter. online, you have no way of determining this.

and to set you straight, or anyone else, i was the one denouncing the other posters (trunch1) advocation of violence........................

 

From the book "Wise sayings of six-fingered freaks", I had a copy when I was younger.

But, by and large, as long as Mexican Drivers and trucks have to conform to the same standards as US, and Canadian drivers, I think many of these problems will be self-correcting.

Are traffic laws so different in Mexico? I ask because I'm not under the impression that Mexican drivers are any less-skilled that the deluge of Company-Mill Graduates we have today.

 

I may be new but I am pretty sure that if you cut air lines, the truck will be unable to move, I remembered that in school my instucter said, "if you hook up to a truck and it won't move, try switching the air lines". If you cut 'em at the wheels, the system won't fill with air. I found out that this was indeed the case on a drop and hook and after switching the gladhands was able to move the trailer. I am for, America for Americans but the violence will just put you in jail. Use this forum, there seems to be a lot of various opinions here, pick the ones you like and nurture them, the extremists approach will just create problems for you. If you look at who is hiring people with felonies, you will see that such actions will eliminate you from a lot of companies, don't let a few hotheads decide your future. You did not get into this work to hurt people did you? It's not about that, get your act together.........drive 55cat

 

Here is the response I got....

Thank you for contacting me regarding your concerns about Mexican truckers making deliveries in the United States . It is good to hear from you.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has introduced a year-long pilot program that will expand cross-border trucking operations with Mexico . In exchange, Mexico will begin allowing nearly 100 U.S. trucking companies to operate in Mexico .

Currently, Mexican truckers must stop and wait in 20-25 mile commercial zones for U.S. trucks to arrive and transfer cargo. The new program will allow Mexican truckers who meet certain requirements to make international pick-ups and deliveries. The trucking companies allowed to participate in this program will not be allowed to move goods from one U.S. city to another, nor will they be allowed to haul hazardous materials or transport passengers. In addition, drivers must hold a commercial drivers license, carry proof that they are medically fit, comply with U.S. hours-of-service rules, and demonstrate an understanding of questions and driving directions in English.

The Department of Homeland Security will maintain security measures that are already in place. The DOT has invested $500 million to modernize border safety facilities and train over 500 federal and state inspectors. Additionally, the DOT has put in place a rigorous inspection program to ensure the safety of Mexican trucks crossing the border. The DOT will conduct in-person safety audits to make sure that participating Mexican companies comply with U.S. safety regulations. All trucks and drivers entering the U.S. are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers , which could include radiation portal monitoring and x-ray inspections of cargo, which would detect nuclear weapons and humans attempting to enter the United States .

Securing our borders is one of my top priorities. The inspections that occur at the border will make certain that illegal immigrants are not entering our country in these trucks. Our current immigration system is broken and needs reform, and any reform that Congress enacts must meet our national security needs and economic interests. It must also manage the number of people we admit into the U.S. to ensure American workers and families are not negatively impacted by our immigration system.

Border barriers alone won't solve our problems. Congress still needs to address the illegal immigrants already in the country and provide a viable guest worker program to fill jobs for which no Americans can be found. Although I am disappointed that Congress did not enact immigration reform in the 109th Congress, I look forward to working to enact an enforcement-first approach to immigration reform.

The majority of Georgians, and I believe the majority of Americans, oppose the amnesty approach to immigration incorporated in the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill passed by the Senate in 2006. It has been tried in the past and did not work, and I will continue to fight in order to prevent Congress from repeating past mistakes with far-reaching implications on future generations.

It is wrong to connect a pathway to citizenship with immigration reform. There are somewhere between 11 million and 20 million undocumented immigrants who came to the United States to improve the quality of life for themselves and their families. While I appreciate their intentions, I strongly disagree with providing an automatic path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

While we are a nation of immigrants, we are also a nation of laws and those laws must be enforced. We can have meaningful reform that will not grant amnesty, that shows compassion for folks who have come here for the right reasons, but at the same time provides the security on our borders that Georgians and the American people demand. I will continue to stand firm on these principals as the Senate continues to debate this vital issue.

If you would like to receive timely email alerts regarding the latest congressional actions and my weekly e-newsletter, please sign up via my web site at: www.chambliss.senate.gov . Please let me know whenever I may be of assistance.

 

It will be interesting to see what exactly the answer is.... if our forefathers had stuck to this philosophy we would all still be British..

Understand here, that I am not telling anyone to do anything, but I will say that those who believe this problem can be solved peaceably are sadly uninformed.. your peaceful protests will not stop NAFTA, CAFTA and our government from rolling right over you, this train cant be stopped without violence..
please, prove me wrong if you can.

 

Now granted I don't know the whole scoop on this subject, but, doesn't the Fed Motor Carriers Guide dictate that a truck driver must speak and write english? Also I seen a couple of posts about "cutting" air lines. APPERENTLY you guys are not drivers of air braked vehicles. I have not had a vehicle move unless air is supplied to the cans, releasing the brakes.

You guys who think you are going to cause heart ache and discontent are only going to cause trouble for the rest of us.

Perhaps some of us, and I am not naming any one, should maybe research and listen to people other than the ones at the counter in the truckstop.

I have done a little research and did you know that the major truck manufactures all build trucks for Mexico, all built with our standards? perhaps we have been watching to many Chuck Norris type movies. What we do need to worry about is if and when "we" have to drive into Mexico, will we have the repair shops, fuel, and parts needed to keep our trucks running.

I would have to imagine that they could be getting the same wrap as the Canadiens get in some parts of the US.

I neither condone nor do I support any type of sabbotoge of trucks, cars, or personal belongings.
perhaps some of the rest of us so called ''truck drivers'' should feel the same.

 

"I have done a little research and did you know that the major truck manufactures all build trucks for Mexico, all built with our standards? perhaps we have been watching to many Chuck Norris type movies. What we do need to worry about is if and when "we" have to drive into Mexico, will we have the repair shops, fuel, and parts needed to keep our trucks running."

I think you will find that keeping your truck running and parts will be the least of your concerns when you run that load into mexico.... best of luck to you..

 

Basically whats going to happen is you will start noticing trucks with logos such as El' Marteeni', Los Schinder, La Uhaul, El Swifte', etc., etc.