Comments for PolitiTruck http://polititruck.com Bringing Politics and Trucking Together Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:59:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Senate Committee Discusses Mexican Trucking by Michael Howe http://polititruck.com/2007/10/20/senate-committee-discusses-mexican-trucking/#comment-3 Michael Howe Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:32:28 +0000 http://polititruck.com/2007/10/20/senate-committee-discusses-mexican-trucking/#comment-3 What was most interesting to me: 1. The DOT Inspector General is far less enthusiastic about the Mexican Trucks than Mary Peters is 2. With Satellite Tracking - Peters announced that program prior to doing any research on who could provide the technology - now they have to wait 3. We have absolutely nothing to worry about with regard to drug testing because it is all done in American Labs.....hmmmm, I wonder who collects the specimens and where? What was most interesting to me:
1. The DOT Inspector General is far less enthusiastic about the Mexican Trucks than Mary Peters is
2. With Satellite Tracking - Peters announced that program prior to doing any research on who could provide the technology - now they have to wait
3. We have absolutely nothing to worry about with regard to drug testing because it is all done in American Labs…..hmmmm, I wonder who collects the specimens and where?

]]> Comment on Mexican Trucking - What’s the Status? by Porter Corn http://polititruck.com/2007/10/16/mexican-trucking-whats-the-status/#comment-2 Porter Corn Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:22:06 +0000 http://polititruck.com/2007/10/16/mexican-trucking-whats-the-status/#comment-2 To answer your question as to how the carriers go from passing the PASA to final authority to operate is simple. The PASA is a requirement unique to Mexican participation. US and Canadian carriers applying for authority are automatically granted it with a 18 month grace period before their first compliance audit. Mexican carriers must pass the initial audit's before being granted authority which includes passing a Level I CVSA inspection, which is not required of the rest of us. The the authority application goes through the normal channels. The application is posted on the FMCSA website to give the public the opportunity to comment on the carriers fitness and note their acceptance or objections to the authority being issued. This accounts for the delay between the PASA and final issuance of provisional authority. The Mexican truck issue is really not an issue. The opposition to the program has not put forward one valid fact to justify their opposition. Only gross exaggerations of facts not in evidence and when one comes forward with the facts to dispute the myths, the opposition goes into the attack mode. Sad commentary on our society today! To answer your question as to how the carriers go from passing the PASA to final authority to operate is simple.

The PASA is a requirement unique to Mexican participation. US and Canadian carriers applying for authority are automatically granted it with a 18 month grace period before their first compliance audit. Mexican carriers must pass the initial audit’s before being granted authority which includes passing a Level I CVSA inspection, which is not required of the rest of us.

The the authority application goes through the normal channels. The application is posted on the FMCSA website to give the public the opportunity to comment on the carriers fitness and note their acceptance or objections to the authority being issued. This accounts for the delay between the PASA and final issuance of provisional authority.

The Mexican truck issue is really not an issue. The opposition to the program has not put forward one valid fact to justify their opposition. Only gross exaggerations of facts not in evidence and when one comes forward with the facts to dispute the myths, the opposition goes into the attack mode.

Sad commentary on our society today!

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