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MEXICANS' TRUCKS DEBATE * USA
* U.S. Truck Program: Mexico's ViewsTalks to two of the Mexican truck firms allowed to cross into the United States
Mexico,DF,MEX -The Latin Business Chronicle (subscription), by RONALD BUCHANAN -October 8, 2007: -- When Rafael Godínez prepared his trucks for entry to the United States, he painted them with a logo of an eagle bestriding Old Glory and the Mexican tricolor. "The eagle is a national symbol of both countries," he explained, "but it also stands for freedom"... Freedom has been a long time coming for Mexican truckers wanting to ply their trade in the U.S. But after a seven-year wait they are finally being allowed beyond a narrow band across the border. Only in small numbers, however. Godínez's Mexicali-based Transportes Rafa is one of only three Mexican trucking companies so far given permission to take part in a cross-border experiment authorized by the White House. The others are Transportes Olympic, based in the Monterrey suburb of Apodaca, Nuevo León, and Transportes Padilla of Tijuana... (Photo: US Department of Transporation - FINALLY: The first Mexican trucks are now entering the US under a pilot program. Here trucks at the US-Mexican border in Texas in a file photo)
Mexico,DF,MEX -The Latin Business Chronicle (subscription), by RONALD BUCHANAN -October 8, 2007: -- When Rafael Godínez prepared his trucks for entry to the United States, he painted them with a logo of an eagle bestriding Old Glory and the Mexican tricolor. "The eagle is a national symbol of both countries," he explained, "but it also stands for freedom"... Freedom has been a long time coming for Mexican truckers wanting to ply their trade in the U.S. But after a seven-year wait they are finally being allowed beyond a narrow band across the border. Only in small numbers, however. Godínez's Mexicali-based Transportes Rafa is one of only three Mexican trucking companies so far given permission to take part in a cross-border experiment authorized by the White House. The others are Transportes Olympic, based in the Monterrey suburb of Apodaca, Nuevo León, and Transportes Padilla of Tijuana... (Photo: US Department of Transporation - FINALLY: The first Mexican trucks are now entering the US under a pilot program. Here trucks at the US-Mexican border in Texas in a file photo)
* The numbers don’t add up!
USA -Life on the Road, by Porter Corn -7 Oct 2007: -- The opponents and most vocal critics of the Mexican Pilot Program continue to insist their opposition is only about safety and concern over the economic impact a few Mexican trucks will have on their ability to earn a decent living. Facts and figures would suggest otherwise... Imagine that! 168,225 two and three axle tractors in the entire Republic of Mexico! Compared to more than 3,000,000 million registered in the United States. Mexican truckers holding 269,000 valid licencia federal de Conductor compared to 11,000,000 registered CDL holder in the United States according to CDLIS. That seems to be a very unlevel playing field with the odds overwhelmingly in favor of the United States, wouldn’t you say?... And the big bad Teamsters and others are worried about losing jobs? When the companies who have applied for authority to operate in the United States number less than 50 and with less than 200 trucks which have been cleared to participate? Something smells here... So if you listen to the opposition, tens of thousands of Mexican trucks are preparing to “invade” the United States! How ridiculous. They are going to abandon the transportation needs of Mexico so they can come here and haul $.85 cpm freight? I don’t think so people... Last year, 3.5 million freight crossings were made in Texas alone. And yearly, that number increases 2 to 4%. More than enough to offset the few Mexican carriers who will be operating here... Gives on pause to think... So is it truly about safety or is it about something more deep seated and hateful? You be the judge... (Photo from Mexico-with-heart.com, by Rosana Hart "Trucks and buses tend to dominate Mexican highways")
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posted by Unknown @ 11:24 AM
1 Comments:
Thanks for taking the issue to Argentina mano.
Good blog you have here.
Porter Corn
http://lifeontheroad.com
http://mexicotrucker.com
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