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Truckers want to drive off DOT Secretary
Posted by Fired Fred on February 7, 2008 5:20 PM
Big rig drivers with the Teamsters sound like they wouldn't mind seeing Mary Peters as roadkill. I think the Teamsters were some scary union types back about forty years ago, when shooting people over their minestrone soup was all the rage in New Jersey and Philly.
They're the scared ones now, terrified by Secretary Mary for opening the border to Mexican trucks. So they want her fired...
“It’s a disgrace that Mary Peters is still in office,� Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa said. “She has broken the law and defied the will of the American people by exposing them to dangerous trucks from Mexico.�Anyone who's followed the Bushies won't be surprised to find out she opened the border despite both sides of Capitol Hill passing legislation to keep out those trucks. A Republican disdain for law? Shocked I am.
I agree with the truckers whole heartedly. And besides being a disgrace to the truckers of the United States it's a disgrace to the whole country, making ourselves more vulnerable for terriosts to come in to the country illegally!!!!! Get rid of Mary Peters!
Posted on: February 8, 2008 2:17 PM
I to have to agree, up here in canada we have a the same type of problem,except were dealing with the east indians,don't mind them getting into the industry,but don't go cutting the rates to get the work,and then find later you can't make a go of it,at the end of the day there's nothing left to but back into their rigs for upkeep!!!! Up here 99% of the wrecks are these guys,but we can't point fingers cause thats discriminating,so the industry as a whole takes the bad rap!!! I personally think the whole industry should be unionized and there should be a certain minimum rate that every shipper has to pay otherwise their freight just don't go!!!! And anyone caught working for less ,their plates and NSTC # is pulled!!!
Posted on: February 9, 2008 2:30 PM