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This recent trip from Dalhart, Texas to Los Lunas, New Mexico was filled with scenic views, a Level 3 DOT Inspection, and a stop at Flying C Ranch. Have you ever driven this route? What’s been your experience with New Mexico’s roads, inspections, or rest stops? Let’s share stories and tips for...

Guess I didn’t miss it by much because the debris was still on the road. Ambulance there, police there, but no wreckers. Wasn’t a big delay when I went through. Yeah, I got nosy and took a pic. Mainly because the vehicle in front of me decided to stop right about where you see them in the...

That place scares much more than the possibility of my truck's accidentally going off the cliff because I was a bad driver. Might Swift make an American driver make a run to Mexico or lose his job? I don't mind Canada so much I think it is not uncommon for American OTR drivers to cross that...

By Greg Grisolano, Land Line staff writer Shippers and freight haulers, beware. For the second straight year, Mexico is among the world’s most at-risk countries for cargo theft, according to a new report from FreightWatch International. FreightWatch, which specializes in tracking supply chain...

The United States Court of Appeals sided with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on April 19 and shot down the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s desires to shut down the Mexico Cross Border Pilot program. The pilot...

What type of permits do i need to haul heavy equipment loads into Canada or Mexico? Anybody got any websites on this? Anybody done these loads?

I really need some help... I hauled dryvan for 6 month (have my own dry van) and worked north/south east, my own company is out of Rochester, NY.. I just rented a reffer and on my way to California just found out I need a new mexico permit to go through the state. Is there a website or a phone #...

I guess NM OD permits are ordered by FAX rather than online. I have a question on the Axle Information. It list axle groups 1 - 7. I suppose # 1 starts with the drives and goes back in order to # 3? on the trailer. Would a spread axle list the spread as a group or each axle seperatly? What...

The fate of an American truck driver who says he crossed into Mexico by mistake with a load of high-power rifle ammo remains unknown, but help appears to be stepping up. ABC Channel 7 in El Paso reported Thursday, April 26, that El Paso attorney Carlos Spector is working on behalf of the...

Seeking information as to whether company drivers/teams enter Canada or Mexico for pick ups or deliveries? Been reading their websits, and other sources and was unable to (in my little mind) determine if they send drivers outside of the U.S Anyone help to settle my mind on this?:sad:

Why didn't somebody warn me that there was a noisy railroad track here? LOL. I never stop in Lordsburg, never, until tonight. Almost out of hours and didn't want to stay in an Arizona Rest Area, so figured this would be a good place to park. Go inside for a few minutes, come back to the...

Every month, thousands of safety violations are detected on trucks entering the U.S. from Mexico at Texas border checkpoints. Learn about the threat posed by Mexican trucks that are not up to code Deluge of Safety Deficiencies Plague Trucks Entering U.S. From Mexico - Press Release - Digital...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration say they have carried out all the statutory requirements before initiation of the Mexico cross-border pilot program. The statement came in “The Cross-Border Trucking Pilot Program Report to...

(Grain Valley, Mo., July 6, 2011) – Small-business truckers and professional truck drivers, represented by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), are fuming about a move made today by the government. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is signing a cross-border trucking...

Mexico is threatening tough trade retaliation if Congress and the Obama administration move ahead with proposals that would ban Mexican truckers from travelling throughout the United States, as spelled out in the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta). The pending confrontation could...

The state Taxation and Revenue Department says it wants to make sure trucking companies that operate in New Mexico are paying their fair share of taxes. State officials say they will begin an enhanced compliance and collection effort Feb. 16. The effort will include additional personnel at...