Respondents say Mexican trucks top issue for truckers

The Trucker readers say Mexican trucks crossing into U.S. most critical issue facing the industry.

The Trucker Staff

10/24/2007

LITTLE ROCK — According to a recent poll of truckers who responded to a question on TheTrucker.com, the Mexico border crossing program is the most critical issue facing the trucking industry today.

Given four options of issues facing the industry — Mexican trucks, Hours of Service, EOBRs and highway congestion — 42.3 percent of the 383 respondents said Mexican trucks was the top issue.

Here is the complete response:

Mexican trucks — 42.3 percent

Highway congestion — 27.7 percent

Hours of Service — 25.6 percent

EOBRs — 4.4 percent

This week’s question deals with anti-idling laws.

The question is: Anti-idling laws are becoming more common throughout the U.S. Is your rig equipped with an auxiliary unit that allows you to stay cool or warm without idling your truck?

Give us your answer at www.thetrucker.com. The poll is located on the lower left hand side of the Home page.