Three months ago, I reported that Mexican trucks were inching closer to U.S. highways. Now, it appears the gate has been opened, allowing them unencumbered access to highways north of the Mexican border. Today, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood signed a cross-border trucking agreement with Mexico without providing the public or Congress with the final details [...]
Indy Truckers Upset About Ray LaHood Signing Cross-Border Trucking Agreement With Mexico
July 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment
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It’s Time to Stop Celebrating Cinco de Mayo!
April 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments
It’s time, once again, to issue my call for Cinco de Mayo celebrations to be replaced by something more American: CINCO DE MUSTARD. Why is it important to me that we replace a Mexico-centric holiday with one that is more American? One reason tops them all: Cinco de Mayo celebrates the legendary Battle of Puebla [...]
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Mexican Trucks Inch Closer to U.S. Highways
April 8th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Independent American truckers are not happy about Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s announcement Friday that included details of a proposed, phased long-haul, cross-border trucking program between the United States and Mexico. “This is the wrong plan at the wrong time for numerous reasons,” said Todd Spencer, executive vice president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. “It’s [...]
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Truckers React to DOT Mexican Trucking Proposal
January 7th, 2011 · No Comments
I’ve written about cross-border trucking and other issues related to the trucking industry several times during the past few years. For instance: In a post June 2, 2009, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a National Press Club gathering May 21 that his plan to overhaul the controversial Mexican truck demonstration program was being vetted by [...]
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World Too Dangerous for Well-Intentioned Amateurs
December 21st, 2010 · 5 Comments
By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Sixty-six years and six months ago, the largest amphibious force ever assembled sailed across the stormy waters of the English Channel, bound for the heavily fortified beaches of Normandy, France. Nearly half of the 156,000 invasion troops were Americans. They and the troops of allied nations suffered massive casualties [...]
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Journalist Banned from Climate Change Conference
November 29th, 2010 · 6 Comments
It appears that drug cartel-related kidnappings and murders are not the only crimes taking place in Mexico these days. According to a message received this morning, Phelim McAleer has been denied press accreditation for the Cancun Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico. Only days before the international conference opening today, the United Nations refused access [...]
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Existing Laws Force Weekend Shutdown of Large-Scale Breeding Operation in Mid-Missouri
November 1st, 2010 · 11 Comments
Over the weekend, enforcement of existing laws prompted the owner-operators of a large-scale breeding operation in Mexico, Mo., to auction off some 800 dogs en route to shutting down their business, proving that new legislation — in the form of Proposition B, the so-called “Puppy Cruelty Prevention Act” — is not needed. KTVI-TV Fox2News in [...]
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