[sausageseller]

BS!

There are no trucking laws in Mexico similar to US and Canada. Those are "select" trucks under the program. Have you witnessed the trucks coming over that stay within the 20 mile area? I have. They are rolling pieces of crap!

Also those trucks in the program are associated with US trucking companies. One of the largest truck load carriers in the US "Swift" has one of those trucking companies. They are not your average truck coming over the border.

[1rudeboy]

I've been asking the same question for over a decade here on FR: if Mexican trucks are not as safe as American (or Canadian) trucks, then there would be a demonstrable and higher level of accidents and safety violations by Mexican trucks inside the twenty-mile buffer zone.

The fact that no opponent of Mexican trucks has been able to prove it speaks volumes. Opponents have had more than ten years to do so.

Personally (and knowing that short-haul trucks are inherently more prone to safety violations and accidents than long-haulers), I believe that the numbers aren't showing-up because American short-haul trucks are also bringing down the curve.

I've seen my share of unsafe trucks on the road: just pull into the Steel City truck stop in Gary, Indiana or the Wyoming Truck Stop in Detroit, Michigan if you need to see examples. They were mostly short-haulers hauling scrap metal (and noticeable to me because the companies I worked-for generated scrap metal). If people (including the Teamsters) were truly concerned about safety, they'd be trying to get all of these trucks off the road, American, Mexican, and Canadian.