It's Official: Mexican Trucks Get the 'Okay' from Tranportation Department to Ride on American Highways The Department of Transportation in the dark of night has granted Mexican trucks widespread access to American highways. The federal government acted in spite of concerns that the plan would create a safety hazard on this nation's highways and threaten our national security. Since 1982, most Mexican trucks have been restricted to 25-mile cargo transfer zones near the border. The Bush administration says i
(Washington, D.C.) — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa released the following statement today in response to the Bush administration's opposition to the Teamsters filing a request for a court injunction in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. The Teamsters sought to block the Department of Transportation's reckless plan to open the U.S. border to unsafe Mexican trucks: "This is just more deceit from the Bush administration," said Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa. "They've been trying
"We are confident the court will side with the American traveling public."