Thread: Mexican Trucks Enter U.S. Without Inspection

Mexican Trucks Enter U.S. Without Inspection
Wed, 03/12/2008 - 16:43 — Judicial Watch Blog


A crucial safety provision of a controversial program that allows Mexican trucks to travel anywhere in the United States has been repeatedly violated, putting Americans at risk of being victimized by a third-world country’s dismal safety standards.

When the U.S. government launched the Cross Border Trucking Demonstration Project, officials promised lawmakers and the public that all Mexican drivers and vehicles crossing the border would be inspected. After all, the program, which is part of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), allows Mexicans to drive freely with their huge cargos on America’s highways.

Labor unions vehemently opposed the deal, pointing out that Mexico has low safety standards and many Mexican drivers lack proficiency in English and are suspected of drug use. The Bush Administration responded with assurances that all drivers and vehicles would undergo strict inspections before entering the country.

But six months after the cross border program was launched, the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General says it has failed to ensure that checks of all Mexican drivers and vehicles crossing the border are occurring as the Bush Administration promised Congress.

An alarming 17-page report: http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file= ... th_508.pdf reveals that the key quality control measure promised to Congress has not been implemented. Rules require that each Mexican truck undergo a thorough safety compliance check and that U.S. inspectors assure that each driver be proficient in English and have a valid license.

While thousands have in fact undergone the inspections at a couple dozen specific border crossings, many have not. The Transportation Department Inspector General points out that it’s crucial that all Mexican trucks and drivers be inspected, for the sake of American safety and because it was promised under the plan.

The investigation was conducted precisely to determine if all participants are complying with the program’s laws and regulations and to establish if the Department of Transportation has established sufficient mechanisms to decide if it’s adversely affecting motor carrier safety.
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Does this really surpise anyone. Laws that no one will enforce? Sound familiar? Laws only apply to American taxpayers. Mexicans can run free break the law and whine about us being unfair. Try to go to Mexico illegal see what happens. I can assure you our trucks are being checked going into Mexico. The few that are brave enough to venture there. Every year American stolen trucks and trailers are found in Mexico, Usually trailers are found with families living in them. How did they get there across the boarder I don't think they went threw a tunnel?
Many U.S. cars with loans are also in Mexico taken back never paid for by our money from our banks. Cost to much money to recover them according to my bank.
Like I said laws only apply to U.S. Citizens, We are the ones that our goverment wants to keep track of not the illlegals, WHY is this?

Originally Posted by posylady

Does this really surpise anyone. Laws that no one will enforce? Sound familiar? Laws only apply to American taxpayers. Mexicans can run free break the law and whine about us being unfair. Try to go to Mexico illegal see what happens. I can assure you our trucks are being checked going into Mexico. The few that are brave enough to venture there. Every year American stolen trucks and trailers are found in Mexico, Usually trailers are found with families living in them. How did they get there across the boarder I don't think they went threw a tunnel?
Many U.S. cars with loans are also in Mexico taken back never paid for by our money from our banks. Cost to much money to recover them according to my bank.
Like I said laws only apply to U.S. Citizens, We are the ones that our goverment wants to keep track of not the illlegals, WHY is this?

Because we now live in a dictatorship.

This administration(who I voted for) seems interested in controlling citizens then our borders and ports.

Americans are always promised safety and enforcement to get these things approved, then refuse to enforce. No surprise here.

Our government is totally incompetent. We can no longer trust our leaders to protect and defend American interests over the interests of foreign governments.