[La Lydia]

I have lived in Mexico for long periods of time, which I can only assume you haven’t. I was not being factious or siding with the Teamsters, I was pointing out the truth. They have problems remembering to check and service their brakes. Mexican trucks are rarely insured. If there is a wreck, which is frequently, and the driver survives, he gets out and runs away as fast he he can because the Mexicans put you in jail until they sort out liability — because many of them aren’t insured. Mexican trucks, for reasons never explained to me clearly, are two or three times as loud as US trucks. People will not be happy once they are on our roads, regardless of whether they are Teamsters.

[1rudeboy]

So in other words, because you lived in Mexico for long periods of time, you are qualified to claim that the Mexican trucks involved in this program, with their USDOT numbers, US inspections, US safety decals, and US insurance are not capable of driving on US roads.

The pilot program lasted almost two years, I think. Where was the carnage?

[1rudeboy]

Oh, and the Mexican trucks that you observed in Mexico (with crappy brakes), probably rely more upon engine braking, then US trucks.