Several things have come to light in recent days. First, they can't find the drivers of the truck. Second, it was ammonium nitrate not dynamite. Third, ammonium nitrate cannot explode on its own, it needs an igniter. Without an igniter it just burns and sputters but does not explode. Authorities are saying it doesn't look like an accident anymore.

 

Actually I beleive ammonium nitrate alone can't explode even with a blasting cap - it needs to be mixed with diesel (or another fuel?).

 

I don't think it is "grasping at straws" one bit!

If NOT for its relevance to the Mexican Driver issue, it would have little newsworthiness to Americans.

And, it DOES point out a few concerns:

Was the load NOT marked as Hazardous Material?? Apparently, the police and reporters had NO warning to "Stay back!"

And is it SOP for Mexican officials (police) to be so STUPID as to not protect their citizens from danger by keeping THEM back??

Why was the FIRST thought about the driver that he may have RUN AWAY??

Could it have been his HOS violation? Or his illegal driver's licence? Or just his lack of integrity to stay and face charges? (I'm not saying any of these are necessarily TRUE.)

And is the lack of comment by the company involved (not Mexican, but operating from there) going to be the normal response by companies in Mexico IF and WHEN such an accident happens here in the U.S.???

I think it is absolutely "relevant" to Americans to hear about such incidents involving Mexican trucking! Especially in light of what the DOT/IG was reported as having found out (on another thread) concerning the intentional mislabeling of violations in the border states.

Or could it be that someone prefers (and you condone) HIDING this information from the American public?

 

yawn...

 

Still not sleeping well, Fozzy? :lol:

Apparently, you think any concern over the Mexican Driver issue is "tiresome."

Do you feel the same way about the issue of Chinese toys being covered in LEADED paint??

How about the lack of inspections of overseas containers entering our ports?

Surely there is no possible danger coming from any of these FOREIGN countries!

Oh.... but it's OKAY to keep Canadian pharmaceuticals away from Americans because they MIGHT be defective? (Even tho they were MADE here and can be "reshipped" from Canada at a savings?)

And to invade the privacy of Americans by spying on their internet and phone conversations because they MIGHT be terrorists?

I got an idea! Why not put some of those WELL TRAINED Mexican soldiers in a foxhole with our troops, supposedly protecting OUR country from terrorists! I'm SURE they can do it as well as OUR military.... and think of all the American Military jobs we could eliminate!! :roll:

 

Still not sleeping well, Fozzy? :lol:

I sleep quite well, but I do not have little Mexican bogeymen to disrupt it like some around here...

Apparently, you think any concern over the Mexican Driver issue is "tiresome."

It is.. how many threads does this make now? I forget...

Do you feel the same way about the issue of Chinese toys being covered in LEADED paint??

I do not care about the issue, there are a lot of people (us included) that lived in houses that had lead paint, breathed air that had leaded gasoline fumes in them, and we didn't feel like victims. The lead paint thing is also tiresome.

How about the lack of inspections of overseas containers entering our ports?

How about em? This has been going on since before I started hauling containers in the early eighties.. and it will still be going on when you and I and probably our children retire. inspecting every single container is just not possible and everyone here knows it.

Surely there is no possible danger coming from any of these FOREIGN countries!

Maybe we should start banning rental trucks, some religions and books like the Turner diaries? This foreign issue sure didn't pop up over night and its not going anywhere anytime soon.

Oh.... but it's OKAY to keep Canadian pharmaceuticals away from Americans because they MIGHT be defective? (Even tho they were MADE here and can be "reshipped" from Canada at a savings?)

Another non issue.. there is no way that we can do this unless the government buys all the drugs and issues them to you. Are you for socialized medical coverage for everyone here? This will of course include all the illegals ya know.

And to invade the privacy of Americans by spying on their internet and phone conversations because they MIGHT be terrorists?

Name one or shut up...

I got an idea! Why not put some of those WELL TRAINED Mexican soldiers in a foxhole with our troops, supposedly protecting OUR country from terrorists! I'm SURE they can do it as well as OUR military.... and think of all the American Military jobs we could eliminate!! :roll:

I've got another idea.. why not lay off the drugs that you are getting from Canada.. they seem to be tainted with something. Why do some people insist on having these fantasy arguments and points that are impossible do do anything about? Im sure tomorrow, you'll be absolutely livid that the sun came up.. and will of course demand that it be stopped..

 

Yeah because truckers in the US NEVER haul illegal loads. We're clean as a whistle.

No idea, maybe somebody thought they saw him run off. Who knows.

Because we all know that NEVER happens in the US.

Does Swift, Schneider or JB Hunt make comments on every single accident that their trucks have? I don't recall the company that owned that truck that destroyed that bridge in San Jose (or wherever) in California giving a press conference.

A truck had an accident and exploded. That's not unusual. Whoopie f*cking do.

Whose trying to hide anything?
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No doubt! Like I told Redsfan, NO self-respecting illegal immigrant would REALLY want to live in Oklahoma! :wink:

Hey, don't blame ME for the fact that there is no "sticky" on this!

Oh, I agree with you on THAT one! And I'll throw in Secondhand cigarette smoke, too! :lol:

My point was about how worked up SOME Americans get over the least little "threat" to our health or way of life, yet don't care about yet ANOTHER outsourcing of jobs!

Of course, that was BEFORE 9/11! So.... you are saying that Bush is LYING when he bases his Military budget proposals on the "perceived threat" from terrorists who are out to "get us?"

Same response, vis a vis the "fear mongering" utilized by YOUR duly "elected" (cough) President.

Well.... the "illegals" are already flooding our emergency rooms getting FREE medical care. The jury is still out (with me, anyways) concerning socialized medicine, and it would be SIMPLE to "decriminalize" the importation of Canadian drugs by individual citizens (not to mention the government) if Bush wasn't lining his pockets with the gold offerings from the Pharmaceutical lobbies!

Ha Ha, that's funny! I started to post the link to the ACLU "class action suit" concerning this, but I KNEW you wouldn't understand the concept of keeping the names of those represented private! But, even YOU understand that a class action requires at LEAST three bonafide plaintiffs! So.... there ARE some, and I don't HAVE to "shut up!" :lol:

Oh... it would be EASY to do something about them.... but first, we would need a President who is not on the take! And I don't fear the sunrise tomorrow, I'm only saddened by the fact that it once again will shine on an America dominated by a BUSH!! :lol:



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Sorry, double post! Must have been my Alter Ego!! :lol: