GinSlinger
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Sgt Bob wrote:
That MAY happen. What is really at issue herre is the ability for Mexican truckers to take their goods directly to wholesalers and warehousers 200 or so miles from the border. Here in Texas most shipments will be headed for San Antone, and Houston with some trips going to Dallas. Hencec all the work on I-35 and I-10 to those destination cities. And of course they will bring back goods from those cities across the border. American truckers will, on the other hand, take their goods directly to distrubution points and bring goods directly back. Notice I say DIRECTLY. Have you ever tried to ship goods to Mexico? I have. It is a royal pain in the rear. Goods have to be unloaded into an "approved" storage facility state-side. Then, a U.S. company, unpackages portions of the load and repackages (to insure the bill of lading and international paperwork are up to snuff) and takes it the 5 miles across town and across the border to a simular facility in Mexico where the same process is repeated. Each step there adds more $$ to the shipping costs. I know that some big carriers expidite things a bit, but that is how the little guy has to do it. What is really at issue here is dumping the middle men who do nothing but shuffle paper and load-unload-load-unload-load. Truckers are going to see a bigger loss to rail if we prevent trucks than they will see if we allow trucks.
Strawman, but I'll bite. Sex crimes never been commited by American truckers? No drugs in American trucks? Maybe American truckers and Mexican truckers are more alike than we think.
1goodshot: I have driven box-trucks into Mexico--never been stabbed nor come close. Mexican trucks are pretty spiffy. In the Chiuahua desert they pull "land trains" simular to the ones used in the Outback of Australia. Mexican Dumptrucks are something else, but for the most part all Mexican rigs need is a good washing.
GinSlinger
The Mexican truck delivers his freight in say...New York. Then he picks up freight going toward Mexico, not necessarily "to" Mexico. Delivers that in maybe Texas, then gets something to take back home.
That MAY happen. What is really at issue herre is the ability for Mexican truckers to take their goods directly to wholesalers and warehousers 200 or so miles from the border. Here in Texas most shipments will be headed for San Antone, and Houston with some trips going to Dallas. Hencec all the work on I-35 and I-10 to those destination cities. And of course they will bring back goods from those cities across the border. American truckers will, on the other hand, take their goods directly to distrubution points and bring goods directly back. Notice I say DIRECTLY. Have you ever tried to ship goods to Mexico? I have. It is a royal pain in the rear. Goods have to be unloaded into an "approved" storage facility state-side. Then, a U.S. company, unpackages portions of the load and repackages (to insure the bill of lading and international paperwork are up to snuff) and takes it the 5 miles across town and across the border to a simular facility in Mexico where the same process is repeated. Each step there adds more $$ to the shipping costs. I know that some big carriers expidite things a bit, but that is how the little guy has to do it. What is really at issue here is dumping the middle men who do nothing but shuffle paper and load-unload-load-unload-load. Truckers are going to see a bigger loss to rail if we prevent trucks than they will see if we allow trucks.
We've got an overland invasion going on involving drug and body smugglers. Now Bush wants to make it a little more efficient to smuggle drugs and bodies by giving them a ride.
Strawman, but I'll bite. Sex crimes never been commited by American truckers? No drugs in American trucks? Maybe American truckers and Mexican truckers are more alike than we think.
1goodshot: I have driven box-trucks into Mexico--never been stabbed nor come close. Mexican trucks are pretty spiffy. In the Chiuahua desert they pull "land trains" simular to the ones used in the Outback of Australia. Mexican Dumptrucks are something else, but for the most part all Mexican rigs need is a good washing.
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