Broken pact; Mexico expected to ban U.S. truck drivers

LAREDO MORNING TIMES ^ | 12/21/2007 | ASHLEY RICHARDS

[SwinneySwitch]

"I think if the Mexicans are not allowed to come into the U.S. then I can see definitely the Mexicans are going to do the same to Americans," Cuellar said.

[SwinneySwitch]

Ping!

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[K-oneTexas]

Agree. Let’s cancel their “Get Into The Country FREE’ Card!

[cripplecreek]

"I think if the Mexicans are not allowed to come into the U.S. then I can see definitely the Mexicans are going to do the same to Americans," Cuellar said.

Aside from a handfull of owner operators I wish them lots of luck finding American drivers who go to mexico.

[kinoxi]

"We don't think the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration has the ability right now to make sure that safety is enforced."

We can't even get an accurate count of who's illegal or not. There is no concerted attempt to prevent entry at this time. How can we possibly monitor the vehicles?

[StnCldTruth]

Aside from a handfull of owner operators

I had heard that JB Hint and Schneider were making regular trips into Mexico...did I miss something ?

[wastedyears]

What else is new?

Lock down the border.

[cripplecreek]

My mother drives for Schneider and she’s telling me right now from my living room that Schneider hasn’t been allowed into mexico for many years. They have a big transfer point in Laredo but the trucks don’t cross the border because they’re too expensive to replace.

[rockinqsranch]

LOLOLOL I just read the headline to my wife whom has worked the past 30 years for this Nations largest (Non-Union) truckload carrier, and her response still has me laughing.

“HELL...WE DON’T GO DOWN THERE ANYWAY, SO WHAT!”

She went on to say let ‘em ban us, who cares.

One would have to be crazy to risk operating in that country, not only life and limb, but risk of losing assets as well.

[umgud]

I had heard that JB Hint and Schneider were making regular trips into Mexico...did I miss something ?

That's got to be more risky than delivering pizzas in the wrong part of town. I suspect Mexican drivers coming north are a lot safer than US drivers going south. I'm talking about their own personal safety.

[KTM rider]

baffles me that we spent so much effort cleaning up Iraq, when we got a major roach pit right in the backyard

[ridesthemiles]

Schneider hasn’t been allowed into mexico for many years. They have a big transfer point in Laredo but the trucks don’t cross the border because they’re too expensive to replace.”

A family that was working the Baja 1000 as mobile pit crew got pulled over by “official looking dudes” on their way back from Baja. They were driven up into the mountains, left on their own, and their $70,000+++ truck and trailer hasn’t been seen since. They had to walk for hours to get back to the place where they were stopped. Not sure they will ever go to Baja 1000 ever again. Been going for years...

[TLI]

Aside from a handfull of owner operators I wish them lots of luck finding American drivers who go to mexico.

No prob. Just rull all the drivers SS numbers. Any two or more names that have idential SS numbers would jump at the chance to get a paid trip to their home country with a free pass to get back in the US.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Too damned dangerous. Insurance won’t cover without a special rider, anyway.

[rockinqsranch]

“Aside from a handfull of owner operators I wish them lots of luck finding American drivers who go to mexico.”

You are so right on cripplecreek, and those O/O’s that do go down there are Mexican’s anyway, so let them pay the bribes and put up with the bandits.

[TLI]

rull = run

I have no idea how THAT one happened...

[Graybeard58]

I wish them lots of luck finding American drivers who go to mexico.

My brother in law was a truck driver, he said pretty much the same thing about N.Y.C., that many truckers would not go there.

His own experience there, which I found a bit humorous but he didn't, was that he had to double park for 5 minutes and asked a meter maid if it was ok, she said, sure, go ahead. He went in whereever and came out 5 minutes later to find a very expensive parking ticket on the windshield, his side window was smashed and his brief case was stolen.

[nicmarlo]

"I think we've done ourselves some harm," Cornyn said. "If it's a treaty obligation with the United States, it's the law."

But you should know, Cornyn, that NAFTA is NOT a treaty. It was never ratified as a treaty. It is a LAW. And because it's a LAW, and NOT a TREATY, it can be changed quite easily, IF the traitors in congress and senate only had America's interests at heart, rather than your own lined pockets.