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Mexico also allows commercial motor vehicles that are larger and heavier than those in the United States to operate on federal highways, and the Mexican experience could be the subject of a subsequent research phase.
www.trb.org...
The U.S. Congress also agrees that NAFTA harmonization should not result in increased truck size and weight. In the Spring of 1996, 58 Senators and 232 House of Representative Members signed letters to then Secretary of Transportation, Federico Peöa, opposing increasing truck size and weights as a result of NAFTA negotiations.
Increased Truck Density And Its Impact On Deaths And Injuries, Infrastructure Damage And Environmental Pollution
www.trucksafety.org...
Originally posted by damajikninja
Cuz if I was somebody that was interested in getting a big bomb or something into the country, I would go stash it on a 18-wheeler in Mexico and have it drive across the border.
Originally posted by cw0203
The reason for the general attitude of Americans toward Mexicans as being dirty and lazy is because it's true. If they weren't lazy they'd fix their own country and quit messing ours up. I've been in the construction industry for years and the illegal immigrants have completely destroyed it.
Originally posted by logicize
This is not a problem with people or their nationality, its about US government law, and the lack of enforcement. It's also about this never ending push for the North American Union, which I have yet to hear of anyone who supports it.
Originally posted by cw0203
The reason for the general attitude of Americans toward Mexicans as being dirty and lazy is because it's true. If they weren't lazy they'd fix their own country and quit messing ours up. I've been in the construction industry for years and the illegal immigrants have completely destroyed it.