Time to make those calls to your Representatives

[JohnO]

Okay now is the time to get the ball rolling on stopping the mexican trucking companies from USA.


FYI notice from OOIDA



NEXT WEEK, Tuesday or Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives will debate and vote on HR 1773, "The Safe America Roads Act of 2007," the bill that was originally sponsored by Congresswoman Nancy Boyda (D-KS) to reign in the DOT's proposed pilot program for Mexico-domiciled trucking companies.

This bill will effectively slam the brakes on the Mexican trucking pilot program!

As you may recall, last week the House Transportation Committee amended HR 1773 to include many parts of HR 1756, the other bill addressing the Mexican trucking pilot program that was introduced by Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA).

Just this past Wednesday, an Administration official confirmed that though the pilot program has been briefly delayed, "We fully intend to go ahead with liberalization (of crossborder trucking restrictions) in July. So we're on track.''

Please contact your elected representative in the U.S. House of Representatives to ask him or her to vote for HR 1773. Your member of Congress needs to hear from you, your family members and your fellow truckers about the importance of passing this bill.

To contact your Congressman or Congresswoman, call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121, provide the operator with your home zip code and they will connect you with the office of your elected representative.

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SAMPLE MESSAGE:

"I am from (city, state) and I am adamantly opposed to the Mexican trucking pilot program. As my elected representative, I ask that the Congressman/Congresswoman vote in support of HR1773. "
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Taking a few minutes out of your day to make a phone call can make all the difference when your elected representative has to decide how to vote on this extremely important legislation.

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call the Association at 1-800-444-5791.

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD.
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE CAPITOL HILL TAKE NOTICE.
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR TRUCKERS THROUGHOUT AMERICA

 

[jaminjim]

RE: Time to make those calls to your Representativ

Are we going to post everyone of OOIDA's call to actions as an anchor on the board?

 

[JohnO]

RE: Time to make those calls to your Representativ

For a while there has been considerable discussion about the mexician truck companies gaining access to US and what can be done about it. All those concerned about this issue have a method of recourse by contacting there elected US Representatives before they vote.

Anchoring this topic is one method of keeping this important issue at the forefront.

 

[nightcreacher]

RE: Time to make those calls to your Representativ

just make sure your regestered to vote,or your call will fall on deaf ears,ive made my calls,lets all do our parts

 

[LDB]

RE: Time to make those calls to your Representativ

As important as this stuff is to our livelihoods I not only see no problem anchoring it for the few days until the vote I see it as irresponsible not to. I'm sure it won't stay up there long past the Wed vote but how important is this to not do everything possible to swing it our way?

Leo Bricker, 73's K5LDB, OOIDA Life Member 677319
Owner, Panther trucks 5508, 5509, 5641
Highway Watch Participant, Truckerbuddy
EO Forum Moderator
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Support the entire Constitution, not just the parts you like.

 

[SHARP327]

RE: Time to make those calls to your Representativ

Thanks JohnO!

I just got through reading the call to action via my e-mail before I went to EO....ya beat me to it!

Keep doing what ever it takes to keep our roads safe and keeping our jobs at the same time!

I'll be making my calls first thing monday morning along with my better half!

Thanks again John! and I'm glad to see you're a fellow BCO

 

[dpea9]

RE: Time to make those calls to your Representativ

Thanks John, Consider it done.:+ :+ :+

 

[cargojock]

RE: Time to make those calls to your Representativ

Just in case you still aren't convinced that you should contact your Congressional Representatives about this TODAY, you might want to see my post titled "How Mexicans Get Their CDLs" at http://www.expeditersonline.com/dcforum/DCForumID1/5606.html.

In brief, if you remember the Mexican drug smuggler who was shot by the two Border Patrol agents who are now serving time in prison for their actions, he has given an interview in which he says that he was only smuggling drugs in order to earn enough money to renew his CDL.

If this is what he has to do in order to renew his CDL, you can be sure he's not alone. These are definitely NOT drivers we want on our highways under ANY circumstances. As if the threat to our jobs wasn't enough, its sounding more and more as if the threat may very well be to our entire society. Please do contact your congressman TODAY!

 

[jalapenokid]

RE: Time to make those calls to your Representativ

Hi,
Back again responding not to you in particular, but to all that post in this tread. Let me start with my simpaty and support on the subject, it is a loable affirmative call to action calling and let your voice heard to your Goverment representatives on each State. Been a Mexican/American bussiness person gives me a different perspective of the developing problem with Mexican drivers comming to the USA and conduct bussiness, many of you see it as a negative action that compromise or affect the way we do bussiness in our own Country, we aqree and are stating that they come to "take our jobs away" that bussiness as we know will not be the same if it is approved by the Federal Goverment, some are blaming the negative actions of one, or many Mexican drivers that conduct illegal activities on the transportation arena, are all Mexican drivers the same? or one bad apple spoil the rest? so that driver action will give us the right to label them all as bad or unprofessional drivers? I am full aware of the differece between good and bad drivers in general, after all, do not we have our share of the same withing us all American drivers? Here is what I will get to the point, please bear with me. We can blame the Mexican fellow drivers and heck, we can blame the Canadian drivers as a matter of fact for all our failures, but they are not the main topic here. Question is: what are you prepared to do; Yes I know, call your Senator, State representative and so on, is that the solution? I do not thing so, if it is not an affirmative action from our Goverment representatives, who are we go to blame next? answer is: ourselves. Why? well in my own personnal situation I will take as it follows: What am I prepared to do? plain and simple, I can see the writing in the wall, am I going to whait for my Stare rep to fix this problem for me? I do not thing so, and here is the reason why: I am a self confident person that will take heads on at any challenges that comes my way, do you think that this Mexican drivers thing is going to deter me or decrement my bussiness capabilities, heck NOT, if that whas the case I would be cancelling my 5 brand new trucks order with my dealer, I have taken 2 trucks as we speak, (or writte). I an self confident on what I can do, bether yet, I take this Mexican driver thing as a challenge, and I love chalanges that I can overcome. I am prepared for the Mexican drivers invasion, I have: Planned, Developed, Conducted and materialised an affirmative bussiness plan, I am 110% shure that the so called "they are taken our jobs thing", will not affect my bussiness operations, I am taken an affirmative plan of action on my own way to protect my bussiness and myself against this so called invassion. Question is: Are you doing you part preparing, or just waithing for your State representatives so solve the problem for you, and of course if it does not work out for you, let's blame the Mexicans, that will be the only one thing left to do. On a different perspective just remember, every one of you is right incluiding myself, and it is just a matter of different oppinions.
Best regards,
J. Rivera

 

[banditt11]

RE: Time to make those calls to your Representativ

how about breaking that up a bit in paragraphs next time. Hard on the eyes. Just a thought.;-)

 

[Turtle]

RE: Time to make those calls to your Representativ

Something to consider. I saw one huge uber paragraph, and scrolled right on past it.

 

[jalapenokid]

RE: Time to make those calls to your Representativ

Hi again,
I stand corrected, my appologies to make it hard on your eyes, (not my intention), I wish all of you can understand the Spanish language, in such case I would be correct in grammar and state my point a little better. again, sorry for the inconvenience and the stress caused to your eyes.
Regards,

 

[Pappy]

RE: Time to make those calls to your Representativ

It does'nt matter the least to me what nationality a person is. America is a free country!---Right! What does concern me is the fact that drivers with far less credentials than the average American truck driver has will be using our nations highways.
Therefore, my stand on this issue is strictly a SAFETY perspective.
My call has been made--I am a registered voter--and South Carolina is well represented in congress!

Have a wonderful and safe day!

Pappy

 

[greg334]

RE: Time to make those calls to your Representativ

jalapeno-kid

I first want to say don’t worry about grammar or stuff like that, I had no problem reading it and understand where you are coming from. I have been told by a number of people that they hate my posts because they are too long, well too bad.

Most of the problem has to do with a true lack of concern in the industry we are in, not really with the facts surrounding the Mexican truck drivers themselves. We as Americans have grown lazy and stupid at our own expense, we want things cheap and we want things now. We blame what we can blame and fail to actually change what is needed to be changed. But overall this issue is driven by the very companies who provide cheap products to us and the supporters of those companies who have lobbied for things like NAFTA and GAT among other treaties.

Many truckers in the US are mind numb robots, and truthfully I can’t feel sorry for a bunch of them. They have the arrogance to just sit there and think that their jobs are secure; I know this from talking to a lot of drivers who have only been in this for less then 10 years.

This issue is the same issue that faced the computer industry and the data processing industry too. I mean the US had a very large group of professionals who helped build the computer industry and was decimated in the late 90’s when a few bright US individuals established companies in India and Pakistan to provide services like programming and data processing at a third or even a quarter of the cost and still make huge profits. People in the computer industry here are still faced with increasing H-1b visa quota increases when we have a large number of unemployed computer professionals doing nothing and companies would rather hire them instead of US citizens. This does not even approach the security risk this country has by using off shore companies in India, Pakistan and Russia providing data processing services where our confidential information is accessible to them – again people are lazy and stupid.

The few things that people miss in the Mexican trucking issue are two facts; Mexico is not a poor country, the people may be poor but the country is doing rather well

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The Mexican trucker for all that is worth is being exploited by American companies.

NAFTA was to do one thing, harmonize the trucking regulations and the licensing requirements of the country to meet a minimal requirement and this HAS NOT HAPPENED. Again we are at fault for not pushing that issue with our government to get Mexico to move. They have the money, they have the resources but they don’t want to do it.

Now the other issue is the invasion of the US and what is perceived as a needed thing. I have something I will post later in the Soap Box forum so I will leave this alone for now.

 

[letzrockexpress]

RE: Time to make those calls to your Representativ

I wouldn't get too worked up about this "mexican truckers in america"
deal. I just read the real deal in the Chattanooga paper yesterday (5/16/2007), and from what I can gather, it'll never happen.
First of all the experiment calls for a maximum of 100 trucking companies, but a maximum of 1000 trucks... total! In addition, these trucks have to pass a DOT inspection before they are allowed on american roads. Good luck with that!! I think it is too premature for Chicken Little to start screaming.I just looked outside a minute ago and the sky is still there....Try to find something else to occupy your minds until George Noury comes on at midnight.

 

[greg334]

RE: Time to make those calls to your Representativ

Yes I am worried for a lot of reasons, one is the ease in which this entire thing has come down within our government tied in with the lack of harmonizing of the laws and regulations for the trucking industry in Mexico after 14 years and the ‘grant’ of millions to Mexico to get the job done.

They have refused to also work on the extradition policies for criminals who flee to Mexico that was discussed during the NAFTA negotiations and they have been promoting invading our country by assisting not only the people but doing a Castro and dumping criminals on the border to get rid of them.

I don’t fault the drivers themselves, I fault the governments and the stupid people who don’t want to do anything about it.

But now on the eve of radical immigration changes which cheapen our citizenship and justify criminal behavior, I say one truck is too many.

Oh yea… one other thing. I would expect these so-called DOT inspections are cursorily at best because of a serious lack of trained personal doing the inspections.