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Nuevo Laredo drug testing of public transit workers complete. 1600 tested, only 4 positive and dismissed

admin@mexicotrucker.com (PM Corn) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:23:01 +0000

We wrote last week about the Public Transit delegation in the border city of Nuevo Laredo had began testing all city transit and taxi drivers for drug and alcohol use and re-certifying those who passed. The first phase of the testing is complete, and while not surprising to us, debunks more of the propaganda being passed around ....Read More No related posts.

Mexico’s “Paperless Port” due to go online in March

admin@mexicotrucker.com (PM Corn) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:34:18 +0000

About a year ago, Mexican President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa signed a decree for the implementation of the Single Window of Foreign Trade, or “Ventanilla Unico” to streamline and consolidate Mexican Customs clearances. The new system is currently undergoing extensive testing which began last November. According to Alfonso Rojas Gonzalez de Castilla, president of the Confederation ....Read More Related posts:

CBP Commissioner Alan Bersin says cross-border trucking will be secure

Re-certification of public bus and taxi drivers in Nuevo Laredo includes drug, skills testing.

admin@mexicotrucker.com (PM Corn) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:26:31 +0000

NUEVO LAREDO .- Eduardo Cuellar Bridges, deputy representative of public transport in Nuevo Laredo, said that there have been 300 drug tests administered under a new anti doping regimen and so far only one operator tested positive out of a total of 6,900 public service operators who drive city buses, taxis and other public conveyances. ....Read More No related posts.

Editorial – Roadblock to free trade – It’s time to comply with NAFTA and open U.S. highways to Mexican trucks

admin@mexicotrucker.com (PM Corn) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:07:41 +0000

Nearly 20 years after President Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement, a key provision that grants Mexican trucks access to U.S. highways remains stalled. Staunch opposition from unions and consumer groups in this country, which argue that unsafe foreign trucks and inexperienced drivers put U.S. jobs and lives at risk, have successfully shut ....Read More Related posts:

Appeals Court Judge orders Mexican Cross Border Trucking lawsuits consolidated

admin@mexicotrucker.com (PM Corn) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:22:35 +0000

The two separate and frivolous lawsuits filed last year by the Teamsters, Public Citizen, Sierra Club and Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) have now been consolidated into one lawsuit on orders from a Judge with the D.C. Court of Appeals. The case numbers for the two actions are 11-1444 for the Teamsters and 11-1251 ....Read More Related posts: