Is this a good idea?

davekc · Jan 12, 2015

More government stupidity. As suspected, safety was never a concern.

BREAKING NEWS: FMCSA to open border to long-haul trucking from Mexico

LDB · Jan 12, 2015

In a word, no. My reply would just be No but the forum won't allow a one word reply.

TDave · Jan 12, 2015

Can't we just get rid of the FMSCA?

Turtle · Jan 12, 2015

Didja see this load of crap?
United States to Expand Trade Opportunities with Mexico through Safe Cross-Border Trucking | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

jelliott · Jan 12, 2015

This will make coming north off the border a greater expedite challenge if Mexican expedite carriers start running north.

skyraider · Jan 12, 2015

Turtle said:
Didja see this load of crap?
United States to Expand Trade Opportunities with Mexico through Safe Cross-Border Trucking | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

The Drug dudes will love this and so will their American customers,imho.

Daffyduck528 · Jan 12, 2015

How does this aid the US economy?

davekc · Jan 12, 2015

Daffyduck528 said:
How does this aid the US economy?

Just follow the money. US companies want to hire drivers out of Mexico and have them operate for Mexican carriers. Of course, they leave out that many of those carriers are tied to US companies.
I don't think it is a accident that moves have been made over the last couple of months to drop license standards so they can get people in the seats quicker and cheaper.
They will all act surprised when this is discovered about six months from now.

paullud · Jan 12, 2015

They act like they couldn't find another way to stop the tariffs. Securing the border and a drastic cut in Mexican work visas that are just given to South Americans instead would have them thinking differently.

Ragman · Jan 12, 2015

davekc said:
Just follow the money. US companies want to hire drivers out of Mexico and have them operate for Mexican carriers. Of course, they leave out that many of those carriers are tied to US companies.
I don't think it is a accident that moves have been made over the last couple of months to drop license standards so they can get people in the seats quicker and cheaper.
They will all act surprised when this is discovered about six months from now.

So basically, the way I understand it, is that big business has found another way to screw the working man.

davekc · Jan 12, 2015

Big business and government, since they are one in the same. Fix the imagined driver shortage and provide cheap employment for all the illegals we currently have. What could go wrong?

OntarioVanMan · Jan 12, 2015

didn't we hash this a couple yrs ago when they were letting Mexico long haul up here?.....as far as expedite..Mexican plated CV vans I've see twice in the last 5 yrs....in Michigan no less...since they have no regulations....

wimpy007 · Jan 12, 2015

Well, there goes the neighborhood.

OntarioVanMan · Jan 12, 2015

wimpy007 said:
Well, there goes the neighborhood.

its been gone for awhile....this is old news.....the pilot project for Mex. trucks has been years in the making.....

tknight · Jan 13, 2015

I can see it now dancing sombreros all over the dashboard and little puff balls adorning the visors
When does this fiasco start, I don't go to lorado but they will surely be migrating north

Tennesseahawk · Jan 13, 2015

Daffyduck528 said:
How does this aid the US economy?

It aids that new world order, with a kindler, gentler US policy towards invaders.

Tennesseahawk · Jan 13, 2015

The article Dave posted said that the members of the pilot program rarely stepped foot out of the border zone, because their trucks would never hold up to our standards. I wonder if something is going to change to make them want to leave the zone. Lowering our standards is something this administration, and several before it, have no problems accomplishing.

tknight · Jan 13, 2015

Tennesseahawk said:
The article Dave posted said that the members of the pilot program rarely stepped foot out of the border zone, because their trucks would never hold up to our standards. I wonder if something is going to change to make them want to leave the zone. Lowering our standards is something this administration, and several before it, have no problems accomplishing.

I think once they figure out they can make money the better off companies will purchase better trucks vans and sprinters too in order to capitalize and improve somewhat