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The Great Inter-American Highway Plan: Filled With Secrets And Lies

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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-07-06 11:01|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Mexican trucks will have to meet our criteria.

EOS.

Posted by anonymous2u 2006-07-06 14:09|| 2006-07-06 14:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Like hell the Mexican trucks will meet regulations. They'll have a sticker that says that they do, I'm sure. Then, when they start going off the road and killing people, the Mexican government will go nuts and say it's discrimination.

Posted by gromky 2006-07-06 16:00|| 2006-07-06 16:00|| Front Page Top

#3 gromky

Any Mexican trucks that get to KC will be the safest ones their company has because the inspections here, while not perfect are occasionally severe (yes sometimes the inspections are pro forma). The crappy Mexican trucks will be used to haul stuff around Mexico.

Posted by mhw 2006-07-06 16:25|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2006-07-06 16:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Mexico has this government practice known as "paying the fine in advance" that gets you out of all sorts of permit problems.

Posted by gromky 2006-07-06 16:35|| 2006-07-06 16:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Any highway patrol types here? In Pennsylvania, on the interstate I frequent (I-81) I see the State Police saftey pickup truck with pulled over rigs every day. They seem to be inspecting vehicles, not discussing moving violations.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-07-06 17:15|| 2006-07-06 17:15|| Front Page Top

#6 It's often a spot check to ensure that the Haz mat Placards agree with the manifest.

Posted by 6 2006-07-06 18:50|| 2006-07-06 18:50|| Front Page Top

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