Will Mexican truckers carry an American CDL licsense?
Will they be required to pay the fees and over the road taxes that American Truck owners have to pay. These can run up to 20,000 dollars a year per truck for American truck companies.
On runs in-country here from Mexico will the Mexican trucks be able to pick up loads say in Boston and deliver in L.A., Florida...Alaska?
If any of this is true then this measure screws the American Trucker.
Where are the teamsters saying about this plan?
There is no certified laboratory in Mexico that can test drug and alcohol samples.
Mexico does not enforce hours-of-service regulations.
The Mexican Commercial Drivers License (CDL) has questionable medical standards and no real assurance that the license is authentic.
What this plan will certainly do is reduce the income of American truckers.
State databases in the United States do not adequately track Mexican drivers’ history. For example, the Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General has reported that more than 40,000 traffic violations by Mexican drivers hadn’t been entered into the State of Texas’ database.
Thank you for posting these issues.
11/2008 won’t come soon enough for me!