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Old 05-01-2008, 10:35 PM
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Default Prime and Mexican truckdrivers

Seems they're bringing a bunch of Mexican wanna be truck drivers up to their yard at SLC. They're teaching them the words for the signs and installing GPS systems that speak both English and Spanish. They're giving them the answers to the questions on the test they have to take. Kind of reminds me of the trucking company that just got into trouble for almost the same thing.

Seems they can drive 3 weeks and then go home for 2 days and stay legal. Or at least that's the story.

They're also turning their company trucks down to 58 and telling their drivers to log 68.

I wonder how many other "big" companies are doing the same thing.
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La Prima tiene tri paquetes !! :lol:
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Seems they're bringing a bunch of Mexican wanna be truck drivers up to their yard at SLC. They're teaching them the words for the signs and installing GPS systems that speak both English and Spanish. They're giving them the answers to the questions on the test they have to take. Kind of reminds me of the trucking company that just got into trouble for almost the same thing.

Seems they can drive 3 weeks and then go home for 2 days and stay legal. Or at least that's the story.

They're also turning their company trucks down to 58 and telling their drivers to log 68.

I wonder how many other "big" companies are doing the same thing.
cual es su problema con el mexicano? :wink: :lol:
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Old 05-02-2008, 01:26 AM
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I ran into one just yesterday fueling in Wa. Had a piece of paper with an address, pointing at it and shrugging shoulders. Tried to communicate but no go. Signed "call dispatch" but that didn't work (guess dispatch didn't speak Spanish) In a way I feel sorry for these guys. Recruters, that speak Spanish go down there and promis them the world then they get here and find it sucks and also that the Peso is about equivelent to the dollar right now.
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Old 05-02-2008, 01:30 AM
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Seems they're bringing a bunch of Mexican wanna be truck drivers up to their yard at SLC. They're teaching them the words for the signs and installing GPS systems that speak both English and Spanish. They're giving them the answers to the questions on the test they have to take. Kind of reminds me of the trucking company that just got into trouble for almost the same thing.

Seems they can drive 3 weeks and then go home for 2 days and stay legal. Or at least that's the story.

They're also turning their company trucks down to 58 and telling their drivers to log 68.

I wonder how many other "big" companies are doing the same thing.
You have a source for this? Something more substantial than "a friend" or "you heard on the CB"?

Without a credible source, all we have is grade-A trucker bullcrap not worth responding to. :roll:
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Old 05-02-2008, 01:44 AM
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Also Ahtumbreez these guys are not "Wanabe" truck drivers. Have you ever driven down there ? About 20 years ago I took a load into Mexico city, that was when it was still safe to drive their roads, there were no bandiditos trying to hijack them every 10 miles. But didn't need the Banditos, the roads are s@@t. 15 miles from their capitol was on a 1 1/2 lane gravel road that made Donner look like North Platte Ne. Sure they don't speak the laungage but most of them, if they were drivers down there, will be able to out drive you.
When I crossed the border the border guard said " do you have a gun ?", being accostomed to going into Canada said no. He said "3 blocks down on right, give you a good deal"
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La Prima tiene tri paquetes !! :lol:
Can I get extra sour cream with that?
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They're also turning their company trucks down to 58 and telling their drivers to log 68.
I'll buy that.....When I was there a couple years ago,,we were told to take whatever states speed limit minus 2 mph and divide that into miles driven in that state to get our "time driven".....
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you got it right dr z next thing you know they;ll see a man with a turbine and prime will be hiring the taliban to drive.lol doesn;t anyone think that there might by some incredable chance be american born mexican race drivers driving out here do all the mexican drivers come sololy from mexico. .show us the proof please and before we go there no i;m not a mexican driver .i dont want our jobs going to mexico etheir but lets blame those who are at fault not the man who;s feeding his family next time you vote ask yourself did this preson give away american jobs or better yet will he/she.
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Company trucks down to 58? Wow, I mean I knew Prime sucked, but damn!
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