Activists seek tougher truck regulation

[hillbilly frog]

Activists seek tougher truck regulation

By MICHAEL J. SNIFFEN, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - More than 100 people a week are killed in large truck crashes in this country, according to safety groups that called Monday for reducing how long big-rig drivers can work without rest.

Wyoming, Arkansas and Oklahoma are the deadliest states for big truck crashes; Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut are the safest, according to The Truck Safety Coalition. It released state rankings, based on the number of fatalities per 100,000 residents during 2005, the most recent year with complete figures.

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[hillbilly frog]

These people are in for a heck of a surprise when the Mexican fleets start showing up all over the USA.

[HeadRush]

Originally Posted by hillbilly frog

These people are in for a heck of a surprise when the Mexican fleets start showing up all over the USA.

Oh no, the government has said that there will be inspectors at the border for every Mexican truck that wants to enter the U.S. Their going to do a thorough inspection and make sure that every driver has a firm comprehension of the English language. I hope that my sarcasm has been noted.

[Dirtball]

Originally Posted by HeadRush

Oh no, the government has said that there will be inspectors at the border for every Mexican truck that wants to enter the U.S. Their going to do a thorough inspection and make sure that every driver has a firm comprehension of the English language. I hope that my sarcasm has been noted.

Yeah but what they are not telling you about the inspectors is that they have to speak Spanish fluently so as not to offend the Mexican Truckers.So when they ask questions about their log books ( yeah I know they don't carry logs) they will understand. No Obla

[sparky]

Who's going to pay for all these inspectors. The Mexican tax payer HA. The inspectors on the border are overwhelmed now with the current situation.

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Speakers at the event also called on the agency to increase safety inspections of big trucks, require trucks to have governors that limit top speeds to 68 mph. and train drivers better.

HF, you took the words right out of my mouth.Maybe, we can get these same people to voice there opinions to there Congress person.
Strange that our Gov't is almost ready to allow 100 Mexican trucks to enter our highways and these people are oblivious to this fact.