Truckit: Mexican Cross Border Trucking…More Than Meets They Eye

Apparently there are some undisclosed dangers with the new Mexican cross border trucking program that the Department of Transportation has forgot to mention:

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There is a real threat of the Mexican drug war spilling over into our Country
US companies cannot transport freight into Mexico due to the threat of drug violence
The DOT has to by law conduct 50% of all vehicle inspections on site. This puts DOT officers, who by Mexican law cannot carry firearms, at risk of getting seriously hurt, kidnapped, or murdered in Mexico
In Texas alone, 1.2 million violations have been found on Mexican trucks trying to enter the United States and Texas officials claimed not all trucks were inspected when entering the United States
Mexican trucks don’t have access to ultra low sulfur diesel. Thus they will be emitting emissions into California which were banned in 2006

My biggest question is, how is this going to work? This is not equal protection under law, in this case regulatory law, for all Americans. In fact, this is unequal protection for EVERY American. The only ones who seem to have any rights are the Mexican Truckers.

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