[Alberta's Child]

The American Trucking Association (ATA) has supported this initiative for years. These folks are salivating at the thought of having access to the same cheap labor that's been hired by other industries across the country.

This is one key area where the ATA is at odds with the independent owner-operators who consitute about 80%-90% of the truckers on the road today.

Large trucking COMPANIES are big supporters of Mexican trucks on U.S. roads. Truck DRIVERS are not.

[rockinqsranch]

So you are in essence saying Major American Trucking Companies are anxious to hand over their business to Mexicans for cheaper labor. Not what this is about. This is about Mexican National Trucking Companies competing with American National Trucking Companies in The United States of America. American National Trucking Companies do not benefit by any means having to compete with Mexican National Truckers.

Now if this were a situation where the American National Truckers were to have to hire Mexicans to operate their fleet of trucks due some flagrant violation of the Constitution, then perhaps they would be happy to pay slave wages.

The figures you are quoting are out of context for the entire of the American Trucking Industry. If one were to include local O/O’s that operate short haul perhaps you could achieve the figure of 80%-90% you are stating in your response.

The situation is that Mexican National trucks are being allowed to run the United States in its entirety and are now in competition with the American National Major Truckload Carriers. If you think the American National Major Truckload Carriers welcome this competition, you are out of your head.

Perhaps you are confusing the issue of the shortage of people that desire to drive long haul trucks, being away from home extended periods of time, and the hiring of legal Mexican Immigrants whom will take those jobs more readily. This is a truth, but it hasn’t a thing to do with the Mexican National Trucking Companies now allowed to compete for freight with our own American National Trucking entities.

Don’t forget it won’t be long and the Ports in our Nation will be empty of ships due that now Mexican trucks are allowed to invade our Sovereignty, the International Shipping Community will shift to Mexico to take advantage of the cheaper Port rates, cheaper Longshore, and trucking that is uninhibited by U.S. Environmental and Safety requirements.