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Court: Mexican trucks program to proceed (9th Circus says 'Let 'em roll!')
AP on Yahoo ^ | 8/31/07 | Jordan Robertson - ap

Posted on 08/31/2007 6:32:37 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

SAN FRANCISCO - The Bush administration can go ahead with a pilot program to allow as many as 100 Mexican trucking companies to freely haul their cargo anywhere within the U.S. for the next year, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request made by the Teamsters union, the Sierra Club and the nonprofit Public Citizen to halt the program.

The appeals court ruled the groups have not satisfied the legal requirements to immediately stop what the government is calling a "demonstration project," but can continue to argue their case.

The trucking program is scheduled to begin Thursday.

In court papers filed earlier this week, the Teamsters and Sierra Club argued there won't be enough oversight of the drivers coming into the U.S. from Mexico.

They also argued that public safety would be endangered in a hasty attempt by the government to comply with parts of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

The trade agreement requires that all roads in the United States, Mexico and Canada to be opened to carriers from all three countries.

Canadian trucking companies have full access to U.S. roads, but Mexican trucks can only travel about 20 miles inside the country at certain border crossings such as ones in San Diego and El Paso, Texas.


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To: M203M4

And I would gladly hang mine on the wall.


61 posted on 08/31/2007 8:17:12 PM PDT by NemoDog (and Nero fiddled,,,,)
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To: NormsRevenge

Now, not that I would endorse such a strategy, but do you know how easy it would be to “disable” a truck?
H2O in a diesel tank would grind that trip to a halt.
They do have to refuel.


62 posted on 08/31/2007 8:17:16 PM PDT by 9422WMR (Allah akbar fumar blacktar)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

Most people don’t realize the cost to maintain a rig by US and state standards.

Just wait until the number of innocent interstate driver fatalities begins to pile up because of their nonchalance.

One good outcome might be that all the idiot car drivers who like to blurt in and out in between big rigs might get cleared off the road by Darwinian justice when they drive the same around the Mexican specials.


63 posted on 08/31/2007 8:18:08 PM PDT by Cvengr (The violence of evil is met with the violence of righteousness, justice, love and grace.)
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To: NormsRevenge

64 posted on 08/31/2007 8:18:29 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (When toilet paper is a luxury, you have achieved communism.)
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To: jedward

And I’d be willing to bet (though of course you know I’m not betting man) that the trucks will be decaled by door, and people will know which haulers are which.
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True Dat,,,I Don’t Bet Nee’ther,,,LOL,,,
And,,,Yes There Will Be A Target On Them,,,

JMHO : The Trans~Texas~Corridor Just Got A Big Push,,,
The TTC Will Cut The Largest State In The Lower 48 In Half.
I Think That Is The Point,,,


65 posted on 08/31/2007 8:21:28 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: NormsRevenge; All

OK, I’m sorry, but the photos of the trucks here are too, too funny!


66 posted on 08/31/2007 8:32:52 PM PDT by Borax Queen
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To: NormsRevenge
“The trade agreement requires that all roads in the United States, Mexico and Canada to be opened to carriers from all three countries.”

Does this mean that Mexicans will be allowed to drive their trucks to Yellowknife this Winter and haul stuff on the Ice Road to and from the diamond mines?

67 posted on 08/31/2007 8:48:47 PM PDT by Otho
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

We are on a Conservative Forum aren’t we? Where’s the Conservatives? Ok, I’ll say everyone has their own definition of Conservative, so how about the Patriots? Where are the Patriots? ?????????????????????????????


68 posted on 08/31/2007 8:52:08 PM PDT by jedward (I'm not sure you meant, what I understand...or maybe you did.)
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To: rockinqsranch
1Counter...I concur with your sentiments...only one major problem my Freeper Friend, the highways and byways of America are already serviced by Mexican Mechanics be it tires, brakes, Diesel Engines, whatever. They have their little pickup trucks with the compressors, lube pumps, tools running all over the place already. It won’t be the major Service Centers these slipshod Mexican trucks will be calling for help. It won’t be the same services that major American trucking companies use. The Mexican system is already in place, and has been for many years.

Most unfortunate.
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Good point,,,but,,,I’m in Northwest Louisiana rite near I-20
and if there is a break-down the truck must be hauled off
the road by one of only a few heavy-tow-trucks,,,State/Local Law,,,
(30 min. call)
“Damn Thang Won’t Start.”...;0)

69 posted on 08/31/2007 8:54:43 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: NormsRevenge

Cocaine, Meth and marijuana

70 posted on 08/31/2007 8:58:41 PM PDT by yorkie
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To: jedward
“Precedant setting”

The really good news though is that it is the 9th. They are so regularly overturned their rulings are like a perpetual motion machine.

Nothing is ever settled when they say it is. In fact given that it is the 9th the chances are great it will be overturned.

71 posted on 08/31/2007 8:58:42 PM PDT by JSteff (Reality= understanding you are not nearly important enough for the government to tap your phone.)
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To: JSteff

Next step?


72 posted on 08/31/2007 9:01:01 PM PDT by jedward (I'm not sure you meant, what I understand...or maybe you did.)
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To: Timbo64

Unfortunately, I am to. I voted for him twice but have come to realize that he is no conservative. Excessive spending, campaigning for Arlen Sphincter (and other RINOs), turning a blind eye to the border, Harriet Meyers, Dubai Ports, and the ever expanding government (prescription drugs, no child left behind) in which he was a willing accomplice are just a few examples of his deviations.

I could easily overlook a few of these missteps, but when taken together, it is a bitter pill to swallow.


73 posted on 08/31/2007 9:03:45 PM PDT by stratboy
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To: JSteff

Overturned by liberals and Bush Appointees?


74 posted on 08/31/2007 9:10:15 PM PDT by jedward (I'm not sure you meant, what I understand...or maybe you did.)
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To: jedward

We are on a Conservative Forum aren’t we? Where’s the Conservatives? Ok, I’ll say everyone has their own definition of Conservative, so how about the Patriots? Where are the Patriots? ?????????????????????????????
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
YES,,,DON’T KNOW,,,(me-n-you are here),,,As for the
“Patriots”,,,RIOT is part of that word,,,Where Izz It ??

Nope,,,Too Many People Make Money$$$$From This,,,

Sad Part Dat...


75 posted on 08/31/2007 9:10:52 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: NormsRevenge

The American Trucking Association has developed some “Share The Road” guidelines for motorists to follow.

The American Trucking Association’s Share The Road Guidelines for Motorists:

Never cut in front of a bigrig truck - Fully loaded bigrig trucks weigh up to 80,000 pounds and take the length of a football field to stop. Most cars weigh only 3,000 pounds.

Don’t linger alongside a bigrig truck - There are large blind spots around bigrig trucks where cars momentarily “disappear” from view and the driver can’t see you.

Pass big rig trucks quickly - To make themselves visible cars should not linger near bigrig trucks, and should move past them or slow to back off out of the blind spot.
Changing lanes - Change lanes when you can see both of the bigrig truck’s headlights in your rearview mirror.

If possible, pass a bigrig truck on the left, not on the right - A bigrig truck’s blind spot on the right runs the length of the trailer and extends out 3 lanes. Motorists should try to avoid passing through this large blind spot.

Keep a safety cushion around bigrig trucks - Try to leave 10 car length safety cushion in front of a bigrig truck and stay back 20-25 car lengths. Following a bigrig truck too closely obscures your view.

Check the bigrig truck’s mirrors - If you’re following a bigrig truck and you can’t see the driver’s face in the bigrig truck’s side mirrors, the bigrig truck driver can’t see you.

Allow bigrig trucks adequate space to maneuver - Bigrig trucks make wide turns at intersections and require additional lanes to turn, so motorists should allow a truck the space it needs to maneuver.


76 posted on 08/31/2007 9:11:30 PM PDT by yorkie
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To: NormsRevenge

BTTT


77 posted on 08/31/2007 9:14:06 PM PDT by AnimalLover ( ((Are there special rules and regulations for the big guys?)))
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To: ladyjane
On September 11, 2001 our president could have closed down our borders. He did not.


Not only did he fail to close our borders and protect the American people, but he is also trying his damndest to eliminate those same borders and turn us into one big happy North American family.
78 posted on 08/31/2007 9:21:25 PM PDT by Deo volente
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

Well, I’m seeing there’s nothing coming from the Teamsters yet tonight. They’ve probably already been told not to waste their time with appeals.

“Sad Part Dat...”

The whole thing stinks. Wonder should someone start a Daily President of Mexico Thread?

God bless President Felipe Calderón and his brave truck-drivers.

sarc/off


79 posted on 08/31/2007 9:22:05 PM PDT by jedward (I'm not sure you meant, what I understand...or maybe you did.)
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To: DownInFlames

Immigrants, (especially illegals), are exempt from prosecution in New Jersey. Not in theory, but most definitely in practice. And it’s not the only sanctuary state.

As a trucker, you should be concerned about your rates. If you’re not happy with what the illegals have done to your rates, wait until you see what an influx of legal third-worlders will do to your rates.

Now might be a good time to look into another line of work. How are you at playing the stock market?


80 posted on 08/31/2007 9:23:05 PM PDT by BykrBayb (In memory of my Friend T'wit. ~ Þ)
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