I visit CAD almost every day in the last few months, and I like the advaice
most of you give to people asking all kinds of questions about the trucking business, It all changes when the Mexican trucks and drivers topic comes in, there is some people in this site that clearly shows the
hate they feel for non anglo people but mainly to Mexicans in general
not just to Mexican divers, But this is about Mexican Carriers and Drivers
There is people very concerned about the safety of the Mexican trucks
First Mexican Carriers make more money just with the transfer of loads
across the bridges form US to Mexico and viceversa than delivering long
haul to the North of USA a Mexican Carrier with just 5 trucks can make
$3000.00 per day with just 3 20 miles trips per truck and they work 6 day
per week, for a mexican carrier to come across with his trucks must obtain a USDOT/MX number assigned by the FMCSA (FEDERAL MOTOR
CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION) which conducts a rigorous inspection
to the trucks, back grounds of Carriers and his Drivers which must have
a Federal Drivers License fro Mexico`s Federal Gov Just like the US Class A each truck can come across 3 or 4 times per day and in every trip they
stop at DOT and DPS inspection stations at the US side of the bridge, if this inspectors find any thing wrong as little as a stop light bulb this truck
is put Out of Service and is not allowed to live until the problem is fixed
and a fine is paid, that is why carriers make sure all truck are in complice of USA safety regulations before sending any truck to the USA, so dont worry unless you think your inspectors take bribes and let the trucks go
without inspection (forgive my spelling I started learning english 5 motnhs ago to get my CDL-A which I now have)