Rotting fruit, spoiled vegetables: How Texas just made the supply chain even worse

[T. A. Gardner]

Thank Goodness Democrats are for infrastructure upgrade not merely Tax Cut economics for the Richest.

Vote Blue not Red!

Did you ever even bother to read what was in the Big Bucks Blunder plan Joke was pushing? Most of the "infrastructure" in it wasn't repairs or upgrades but bullshit like Greentard initiatives to increase the number of bike paths across the country. Most of it is a huge waste of borrowed money.

 

[volsrock]

Texas does not inspect trucks, its the job of the US Customs and Border service. You didn't know that, Einstein?

Police have the authority to pull over a truck driver for a routine inspection, even if the driver did not commit a traffic offense or moving violation.



what part of that do u not get....u stupid fuck ?


Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper inspections can stop any truck and inspect it ANYTIME they want!!!! You didn't know that, Einstein?

 

[danielpalos]

Did you ever even bother to read what was in the Big Bucks Blunder plan Joke was pushing? Most of the "infrastructure" in it wasn't repairs or upgrades but bullshit like Greentard initiatives to increase the number of bike paths across the country. Most of it is a huge waste of borrowed money.

I heard we need to upgrade our obsolete bridges and double capacity in the process.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

I heard we need to upgrade our obsolete bridges and double capacity in the process.

Maybe we do but the Big Bucks Blunder wasn't particularly about that. It was mostly a bunch of feel good, self-serving, and Greentard programs and spending that the Democrats wanted.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376/text

Here, read it yourself. It's 2500 pages long and filled with bullshit.

 

[floridafan]

Texas can do a roadside safety inspection at anytime

https://police.fortworthtexas.gov/Support/commercial-vehicle-enforcement

The governors reason for his people being at the border was to stop illegal immigration, not check brakes. To do that very specialized equipment is needed.

 

[floridafan]

Wrong. Texas can inspect commercial vehicles as they enter the state. Many states do this. So, while Texas can't inspect trucks crossing the US border from Mexico--that being a federal duty--they can subsequently inspect them for entering the state of Texas.

Again,the vehicle inspections were to stop illegal immigration. The equipment needed for any mechanical checks was not there

 

[floridafan]

This too is bullshit on your part. Many Mexican trucks enter the US in poor condition that the USDOT would not allow to operate on US highways. Issues from lack of maintenance, to worn parts like brakes and tires, to simply improper loading that results in loads shifting or imbalance in the truck are among the problems and issues that come up. That Texas is taking a hardline on inspections is their prerogative. And, yes, Texas DPS is finding about 25% of Mexican trucks unsafe to operate.

Texas, just like any other state, can inspect commercial and even private vehicles for proper operating conditions at any time within their state.

I would ask anyone else to document that, but not you, cause its all make believe and BS.

 

[Into the Night]

A weeklong protest by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott against President Biden's recent immigration policy reached a resolution on Friday, but the gridlock it created has resulted in hundreds of millions of lost dollars and delays in shipments of everything from avocados to automobile parts that will have a longer-term impact.

Abbott's move, which Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller criticized as "political theater," ultimately created a logjam of trucks between the US and its largest goods trading partner. Vegetable producers say their produce is spoiling in idling trucks and they are losing hundreds of millions of dollars.

What used to be a routine border crossing turned into a 30-hour wait for some trucks. Meanwhile, the fruits and vegetables in those trucks spoiled, leaving some produce department shelves sparse or empty in advance of the holiday weekend, he said.
"It could take a week or longer, up to probably three weeks, before the supply chain realigns," Galeazzi said.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/16/economy/texas-mexico-abbott-border-economic-impact/index.html

The DEMOCRATS shut down the ports.
The DEMOCRATS made fuel too expensive for trucks.
The DEMOCRATS caused the border problem with Mexico to get worse so trucks can no longer cross the border like they used to.

You can't lay YOUR problems on anybody else, dude. They are YOUR problems.

 

[floridafan]

Police have the authority to pull over a truck driver for a routine inspection, even if the driver did not commit a traffic offense or moving violation.



what part of that do u not get....u stupid fuck ?


Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper inspections can stop any truck and inspect it ANYTIME they want!!!! You didn't know that, Einstein?

OK, Einstein, a truck is pulled over for a routine inspection, but where is the technical equipment needed to check brakes. In the trunk of a police cruiser?

 

[Into the Night]

I would ask anyone else to document that, but not you, cause its all make believe and BS.

Bulverism.Void request. No matter who documents it, you will reject it.

 

[Into the Night]

OK, Einstein, a truck is pulled over for a routine inspection, but where is the technical equipment needed to check brakes. In the trunk of a police cruiser?

Yes. It's called a 'flashlight'.

 

[volsrock]

OK, Einstein, a truck is pulled over for a routine inspection, but where is the technical equipment needed to check brakes. In the trunk of a police cruiser?

what equipment would that be?

and who said they had to inspect the brakes? they can inspect whatever the fuck they want to!

They can just check the inside for contraband...lights tire depth etc

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Again,the vehicle inspections were to stop illegal immigration. The equipment needed for any mechanical checks was not there

If they were to inspect the vehicle's safety and illegals were found in the process of that... Call it creative law enforcement.

From there, you can piss and whine all you want about that, but in this case I'm all for it. For every positive illegals bring, for every dollar illegals bring, they cost 4 to 10 times that in negatives. We don't need a workforce of stupid fucks. The average illegal has somewhere between a 5th and 8th grade education, is semi-literate at best, is resistive to classroom-type training, has several arrests on record, and is basically not worth dealing with. DEPORT THEM ALL!

 

[AProudLefty]

If they were to inspect the vehicle's safety and illegals were found in the process of that... Call it creative law enforcement.

From there, you can piss and whine all you want about that, but in this case I'm all for it. For every positive illegals bring, for every dollar illegals bring, they cost 4 to 10 times that in negatives. We don't need a workforce of stupid fucks. The average illegal has somewhere between a 5th and 8th grade education, is semi-literate at best, is resistive to classroom-type training, has several arrests on record, and is basically not worth dealing with. DEPORT THEM ALL!

Do you really think it works? They now know about the inspections. Maybe Texans need to start growing gardens.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Do you really think it works? They now know about the inspections. Maybe Texans need to start growing gardens.

Probably not. Most illegals--at least with the Joke administration--are simply crossing the border and looking for Border Patrol to turn themselves in to. They know Joke will let them stay. Those that evade the Lizard Crunchers are the sort that know they have criminal records that will cause them problems like previous deportations...

 

[volsrock]

Again,the vehicle inspections were to stop illegal immigration. The equipment needed for any mechanical checks was not there

again they can stop it for whatever the fuck they want and whenever they want

only a set of eyes in needed for a light safety check, log book check and contraband check

 

[Monad Portal]

Hello guno,



Republican Culture Wars again.

Hating on immigrants to fire up the hateful right wing voter base.

Gotta fan those fires of hatred to keep 'em going.

And quite despicable.

Could be the beginning of a new movement.

Truckers Vote Blue!

Keep up the culture wars, righties. The support of truckers and grocers is on the line...

Democrats are always open to welcoming more hard workers who can see through the silly power-junkie Republicans who don't care about them.

most objections to illegal immigration have to do with driving wages down.

dems should care about working americans, but they don't.

 

[Walt]

Excuse me, but can you show the board what possible power or authority that Abbot has at border crossings and checkpoints?????

It is the same power California used to keep out the diseased carriers that trump tried to impose on them, and the same power we all wish Florida had used. The governor sets up a checkpoint just within the border, and can slow things down.

The alt right says it has been a success, but almost no one has been caught doing anything. That sounds like failure all over.

 

[AProudLefty]

Probably not. Most illegals--at least with the Joke administration--are simply crossing the border and looking for Border Patrol to turn themselves in to. They know Joke will let them stay. Those that evade the Lizard Crunchers are the sort that know they have criminal records that will cause them problems like previous deportations...

Jesus H Christ

 

[Walt]

The DEMOCRATS shut down the ports.

Democrats controlled all the ports on Earth two years ago? That sounds very far fetched to me.