[yorkie]

org.whodat said,

"Actually the DOT was prohibited from inspecting the Mexican trucks, some private firm, probably a bud of Jorge's, was suppose to inspect them".

Ben Ficklin said,

"Nor can the US set higher standards for Mexican trucks than are set for US trucks."

If what org says is true - there is no standard for Mexican trucks!

Thanks for the ping to this, nic! I've been on the interstate for two days traveling and haven't been online.

[org.whodat]

The website further specifies, “CVSA decals, when affixed, shall remain valid for a period not to exceed three consecutive months. Vehicles displaying a valid CVSA decal generally will not be subject to re-inspection.”

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has delegated key inspection requirements for Mexican trucks to a non-governmental trilateral trade association, whose goal is to impose North American standards on all commercial motor vehicles operating in Mexico, Canada, and the United States.

LINK:

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58259

[Ben Ficklin]

US Sets Safety Requirements

This is not just safety requirements, but also drug/alcohol testing, log book requirements, and US insurance. Keep in mind that in 2001 Congress appropriated the money for this.

And it is not just the above. The pilot program provided for additional monitoring.

Additionally, you could hardly say that the US trucking industry is a paragon of virtue. While there may be an upper tier of trucking companies who are compliant with all the regs, there is an much, much larger, lower tier who stay in business only by breaking regs. There are over 60,000 trucking companies in Texas. You should be pushing to inspect all US trucks to the same standard being imposed on Mexican trucks.