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* MEXICANS TRUCKS and USA Jobs
Needless to say, Hoffa's claim of who is "exactly wrong" is exactly wrong
Washington,DC,USA -Chambers Post, by Brad Peck -17 Sept 2009: -- On Tuesday we released a study that looked at the effect of three trade actions/inactions by the Administration on American workers -- in short: employment losses could total as much as 585,800 jobs. One of the three actions concerned the failure to implement NAFTA trucking provisions costing an estimated 25.6k jobs. The Teamsters union responded yesterday... Let's break it down.1. "First, it’s NAFTA that cost at least a million U.S. jobs" -- False, false, false, and false.
2. "Second, Mexico imposed tariffs that are manifestly excessive." -- Actually, a significant amount of the harm our study has identified comes from the sheer inefficiency of the current system for moving goods across the U.S.-Mexico border. Today, a shipment traveling between the United States and Mexico requires three trucks and three drivers – a U.S. carrier, a Mexican carrier and a middleman known as a drayage hauler. This mess adds an estimated $739 million to the costs borne by U.S. consumers, even before Mexico’s tariffs kick in.
3. "Mexico’s disregard for U.S. highway safety standards” -- The vehicles and drivers of Mexico and Canada must comply with all U.S. safety regulations. In fact, the U.S. Congress imposed a number of additional requirements on Mexico several years ago – requirements the Department of Transportation recently confirmed Mexico’s trucks and drivers clearly meet. Just weeks ago, the DOT Inspector General’s audit found that Mexican trucks and truck drivers are as safe as their U.S. counterparts... (Photo from mexicotrucker: On the Road)
* DOT Inspector General Reports on Mexican Trucking
WIS,USA -USAgNet/Wiscosin Ag Connection -16 Sept 2009: -- The U.S. Transportation Department's inspector general issued its report to Congress stating that the department still needs more information to determine if Mexican trucks are safe enough to enter this country... The report, prepared by department auditors, says that some states don't adequately report the nationality of people convicted of traffic violations, and that some buses aren't inspected sufficiently when they cross the border... While the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration concurs with the report's recommendations, it is important to note the agency's vigorous defense of its ability to inspect drivers' license at the border and its findings regarding the safety of Mexican-domiciled trucks...With regard to the bus/motor coach inspections, the agency points out the ports of entry are not properly designed for such inspections... (Photo from mexicotrucker: traveling mexico) 
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