Mexican Trucks Entering US Cited for 1 Million Violations
Published August 23, 2011
Fox News Latino
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File Photo: Mario Leal, a U.S. Department of Transportation border inspector, explains his evaluation of a Mexican driver’s big rig truck in Laredo, TX. The D.O.T. inspectors check trucks for safety violations as they enter the United States from Mexico. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Newsmakers)
Inspectors from the Texas Department of Public Safety have found a million violations in trucks coming from Mexico into El Paso, Texas between 2007 and 2011, according to a report by the El Paso Times. The report comes just weeks before Mexican trucks will be allowed to begin shipping long-haul freight into U.S. territory.
The statistics, obtained by Fox News Latino, show that between the fiscal years of 2007 and the first six months of 2011 the state completed 1.2 million inspections at the El Paso state facilities by the Bridge of Americas and the Zaragoza International Bridge. Inspections led to 1,004,213 violations including brake problems, defective lights, and flat tires.
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