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The Department of Public Safety said Wednesday that the agency inspected 4,133 commercial vehicles between the start of the stepped up inspections and the end of Tuesday. It said 973 vehicles "were placed out of service for serious safety violations to include defective brakes, defective tires and defective lighting. Additionally, 84 commercial vehicle drivers were placed out of service."

The agency said a total of 13,651 violations had been found. But the agency did not respond to questions about the discovery of smuggled migrants or drugs.

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/apr/14/texas-governor-rejects-calls-to-stop-added-border/

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So, 973 serious safety violations slipped through the rigorous FEDERAL system. These guys couldn't catch a cold.

Article is long but informative....

There's over 20,000 trucks of produce rotting at the border over this BS.

It's not helping anyone

Including Abbott. He's just too caught up in trying to look cool.

itsyourboypookie said:

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There's over 20,000 trucks of produce rotting at the border over this BS.

It's not helping anyone

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I know! I can't get my fresh avocado anymore because they want to make sure 1000's of illegals aren't entering the border. How dare them?!

itsyourboypookie said:

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There's over 20,000 trucks of produce rotting at the border over this BS.

It's not helping anyone

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Rent a semi and go fetch it for us boy

They are driving 5 miles to a custom's house, dropping their load, then returning to Mexico a process they have been doing for decades.

itsyourboypookie said:

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There's over 20,000 trucks of produce rotting at the border over this BS.

It's not helping anyone

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"The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly."

Abraham Lincoln

itsyourboypookie said:

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There's over 20,000 trucks of produce rotting at the border over this BS.

It's not helping anyone

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And who's problem is that?

How about Mexico take care of their safety issues on their side of the river.

itsyourboypookie said:

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There's over 20,000 trucks of produce rotting at the border over this BS.

It's not helping anyone

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Odd you were one of the posters/facebook people saying they'd pay higher gas prices to help the people of Ukrain?

itsyourboypookie said:

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There's over 20,000 trucks of produce rotting at the border over this BS.

It's not helping anyone

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It is helping bacteria flourish on the produce

itsyourboypookie said:

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There's over 20,000 trucks of produce rotting at the border over this BS.

It's not helping anyone

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Sounds like the Mexicans need to fix their trucks! Or maybe just maybe, Mexico could stop the flood of illegals from South America they are letting pass through their country into the US. I suspect Abbott might back off.

Like with most things Abbott is doing lately, what took him so long? The trucks have been a known hazard to those who live in the border for decades.

That "defective brake" item is usually a catch all for someone they want off the road. It is next to impossible to have all ten brake drums correctly adjusted simultaneously.

The inspector usually crawls under the truck and trailer on a creeper and uses a feeler gauge to check the clearance between the brake drum and the pads. Truck driver buddy of mine said if you really want to piss the inspector off hand him a 9/16 wrench and ask him to adjust them while he down there.

Our border is between Russia and Ukraine.

It's helping whoever has to stop suddenly while being followed by a mexican truck with faulty brakes

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That "defective brake" item is usually a catch all for someone they want off the road. It is next to impossible to have all ten brake drums correctly adjusted simultaneously.

The inspector usually crawls under the truck and trailer on a creeper and uses a feeler gauge to check the clearance between the brake drum and the pads. Truck driver buddy of mine said if you really want to piss the inspector off hand him a 9/16 wrench and ask him to adjust them while he down there.

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if it is that easy to fix why doesnt your truck driving friend fix it before inspection so he isnnt driving illegally and unsafe?

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Like with most things Abbott is doing lately, what took him so long? The trucks have been a known hazard to those who live in the border for decades.

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I'm no fan of Abbott, but this is a clever move to get control of the border and to try and force Biden to deal with the illegal immigration crisis. Getting the unsafe trucks off the road is a bonus.

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if it is that easy to fix why doesnt your truck driving friend fix it before inspection so he isnnt driving illegally and unsafe?

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See Burd's comments.

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Burdizzo said:

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That "defective brake" item is usually a catch all for someone they want off the road. It is next to impossible to have all ten brake drums correctly adjusted simultaneously.

The inspector usually crawls under the truck and trailer on a creeper and uses a feeler gauge to check the clearance between the brake drum and the pads. Truck driver buddy of mine said if you really want to piss the inspector off hand him a 9/16 wrench and ask him to adjust them while he down there.

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if it is that easy to fix why doesnt your truck driving friend fix it before inspection so he isnnt driving illegally and unsafe?

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Wanna know how I know you didn't read the second sentence of my post?

And if you drive I-35 on a regular basis, you know what an unsafe truck is.

https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2021/12/16/driver-sentenced-to-110-years-for-accident-caused-by-failed-brakes/

https://www.freepressjournal.in/amp/world/mexico-at-least-19-killed-3-injured-as-cargo-truck-rams-into-vehicles-after-brake-failure

https://cdllife.com/2021/5-dead-15-injured-after-big-rig-brake-failure/?amp

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And if you drive I-35 on a regular basis, you know what an unsafe truck is.

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Yes, on I-35 that is basically 95% of the 18 wheelers at any given moment. Some operators (walmart, amazon) seem to have a good safety/maintenance program, imho, but a lot of the others (swift, etc.) just always strike me as 50/50 if the brakes could make a safe emergency stop, about to have a blow out at any given moment etc.

Rockdoc said:

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And if you drive I-35 on a regular basis, you know what an unsafe truck is.

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Usually looks like this:

About 3-4 times a year, state DOT units will sting 1,000s of semi truck drivers, all at once, placing them out of service for safety and compliance violations. The DOT claims these stings are for "educational" purposes, while writing citations for hundreds or thousands of dollars per citation. In short, it's a money grab for the state and it isn't exclusive to the border.

Every week, the company I lease to, provides a company-wide DOT inspection report. Usually, 150+ drivers are randomly inspected by DOT. About, 30-35% of drivers fail DOT inspections. And that is considered above average industry pass rate...mainly because equipment is less than 4 years old.

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itsyourboypookie said:

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There's over 20,000 trucks of produce rotting at the border over this BS.

It's not helping anyone

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Odd you were one of the posters/facebook people saying they'd pay higher gas prices to help the people of Ukrain?

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Emotional outbursts

Secolobo said:

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itsyourboypookie said:

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There's over 20,000 trucks of produce rotting at the border over this BS.

It's not helping anyone

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And who's problem is that?

How about Mexico take care of their safety issues on their side of the river.

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Because you pinche queros always pay?

Winning the internet today sir!

LOL

If you knew how bad most delivery vehicles are, you'd freak the **** out.

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LOL

If you knew how bad most delivery vehicles are, you'd freak the **** out.

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Note to self: stay very, VERY far behind delivery trucks from now on. Thanks for the public service announcement mi amigo.

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After the fire of three cargo trucks stranded on the Reynosa-Pharr International Bridge, Tamaulipas authorities arrested three alleged members of the Gulf Cartel who participated in the actions that led to the release of the road. According to security reports, state police arrested the subjects without weapons, despite the fact that local reports had indicated that the alleged members of organized crime showed up to attack the drivers.

http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2022/04/gulf-cartel-members-burn-semi-trucks-on.html

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And confused

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The order's impact quickly spread beyond Texas: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials confirmed Tuesday that there was another blockade at the Mexican customs facility at the Santa Teresa port of entry in southern New Mexico, not far from El Paso. Those protests are misguided since New Mexico has nothing to do with Texas' inspection policies, said Jerry Pacheco, executive director of the International Business Accelerator and president of the Border Industrial Association.

http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2022/04/frustration-grows-over-backlogs-at.html

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No surprise here about unsafe trucks. They do not care about human life of others. Only about themselves.

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Rockdoc said:

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Yes, on I-35 that is basically 95% of the 18 wheelers at any given moment. Some operators (walmart, amazon) seem to have a good safety/maintenance program, imho, but a lot of the others (swift, etc.) just always strike me as 50/50 if the brakes could make a safe emergency stop, about to have a blow out at any given moment etc.

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Driving to Houston on 45 last weekend, I was behind and passed a truck who had his front wheels on the right side of his lane and the back wheels of the trailer on the left line. His entire rig was side-riding the entire time. Worst I've ever seen and was completely unsafe for drivers in the lanes next to him.

Rockdoc said:

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And if you drive I-35 on a regular basis, you know what an unsafe truck is.

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I had not road tripped on IH-35 in about 15 years until this past weekend until we drove San Antonio to Dallas and back. I lost count of the rolling chicanes I passed with Laredo, TX painted on the doors. Those guys love to hang out in the right and center lane and impede the flow of traffic. That is if they stay in their lanes without swerving.