Comments on: Cross Border Program to continue http://lifeontheroad.com/2007/12/27/cross-border-program-to-continue/496.html Discussion and opinions about the trucking industry Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:19:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Porter Corn http://lifeontheroad.com/2007/12/27/cross-border-program-to-continue/496.html#comment-912 Porter Corn Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:39:52 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2007/12/27/cross-border-program-to-continue/496.html#comment-912 I have said from the moment the amendment was introduced and made public that the word "establish" would be the key to the continuance of the program. The author of the amendment, Sen Dorgan, calls the wording "unambiguous" but a sane and rational person can read the words and come to the same conclusion. I'm with you Wayne. We have so many issues facing the trucking community that have nothing to do with Mexico and everything to do with our very survival in the business. Melissa Delaney of FMCSA was correct in one of her statements recently. "There is no requirement for a demonstration program"! And she is correct. Nowhere is it written. All the President would have to do is lift the moratorium on Mexican trucks as was done for the Canadians and the issue is solved. And strange to me also is the fact that the opposition does not seem to have a problem with the 850-1300 Mexican carriers allowed here under exemption or special needs. Simply these 11 carriers from Mexico. It ain't got nothing to do with safety! That has become increasingly apparent I have said from the moment the amendment was introduced and made public that the word “establish” would be the key to the continuance of the program.

The author of the amendment, Sen Dorgan, calls the wording “unambiguous” but a sane and rational person can read the words and come to the same conclusion.

I’m with you Wayne. We have so many issues facing the trucking community that have nothing to do with Mexico and everything to do with our very survival in the business.

Melissa Delaney of FMCSA was correct in one of her statements recently. “There is no requirement for a demonstration program”! And she is correct. Nowhere is it written. All the President would have to do is lift the moratorium on Mexican trucks as was done for the Canadians and the issue is solved.

And strange to me also is the fact that the opposition does not seem to have a problem with the 850-1300 Mexican carriers allowed here under exemption or special needs. Simply these 11 carriers from Mexico.

It ain’t got nothing to do with safety! That has become increasingly apparent

]]> By: Wayne Weisser http://lifeontheroad.com/2007/12/27/cross-border-program-to-continue/496.html#comment-911 Wayne Weisser Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:11:23 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2007/12/27/cross-border-program-to-continue/496.html#comment-911 I thought it was kind of funny, Teamsters and OOIDA were saying Hooray! then oops. Even I thought the wording was odd when I first heard of it. They can stop calling it a demo program and it will continue on. Such a waste of time and money from the opposition when American trucking has so many other more important issues to deal with. I thought it was kind of funny, Teamsters and OOIDA were saying Hooray! then oops. Even I thought the wording was odd when I first heard of it. They can stop calling it a demo program and it will continue on.

Such a waste of time and money from the opposition when American trucking has so many other more important issues to deal with.

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