Valley truck drivers are weighing in on Gov. Abbott's new order to add new vehicle inspection checkpoints in Texas.
The decision comes after over 50 migrants died in connection with an abandoned tractor-trailer in San Antonio.
After hearing about the governor's plans, the owner of a Brownsville trucking company was not pleased with Abbott's decision.
“We as trucking companies provide a business," said Zeke Silva, owner of S&M Transport.
"An essential business for everyone to survive. To be targeted is not right. It’s not right by the governor. It’s not right by anybody.”
The Texas Department of Public Safety will be in charge of creating and implementing a checkpoint strategy in an effort to curb human smuggling.
“I get it," Silva said. "It’s a tragedy and he has a right to enforce violations, but to target a certain industry over other industries. It’s not right.”
DPS Lt. Chris Olivarez, a spokesperson for the South Texas DPS region, says the department is not targeting truck drivers.
“The only thing now is that we're going to take a more primary focus on focusing on the criminal activity that’s blending in with these truck drivers," Olivarez said. "So we’re not targeting truck drivers.”
Olivarez says the department has always had state troopers who specialized in stopping and inspecting commercial vehicles. He says they will be able to detect the cloned trucks by stopping and inspecting the trucks and the vast majority that are coming through the state's highways and have made it past the Border Patrol checkpoint.
Sergio Lopez, who has been in business for over 30 years, transports goods in the U.S. and across to Mexico. He also feels like they are being profiled which will end up slowing down commerce.
"What Governor Abbott is doing regarding safety should be first and I agree with him 100%," Lopez said. "All of Texas should feel secure. However, there are different ways to streamline these inspections.”
Olivarez says there are different levels of inspection and it will range from 30 minutes to an hour depending on what they’re inspecting. If a trooper is only inspecting the trailer or cargo and paperwork, it will take around 30 minutes to 45 minutes. A more detailed inspection, including mechanical parts of the truck as well as the interior and exterior of the truck, may take up to one hour.
Regardless, Silva believes the emphasis should be on Border Patrol.
DPS won't say where the additional or how many inspection locations there will be because they don’t want potential human smugglers to be aware of where they are. Instead, more troopers are being placed along highways, stopping trucks and signaling them over to park on the side or at a parking lot.
He describes that they will be strategically placed and will be based on areas prone to human smuggling activity
“We know for certain that Border Patrol does not have the manpower or the technology that some of these checkpoints to stop or inspect every single truck that’s coming through," Olivarez said.
Olivarez said it's an effort to decrease human smuggling, which is a daily occurrence throughout the southern border. Within a 24-hour period, six immigrants died during human smuggling attempts in South Texas, including a rollover in Encinal and a chase near La Joya.
22 comments:
Demorat dumb fucks, if the border was secure, this would not be necessary. You all need your drugs to get thru.
What does Abbott know about trucking?
yeah.
@8;34 AM
Abbott rolls another way.
ja ja ja
The border is secure. I don't see anybody coming across. Where?
Put back that pic of Zeke’s fat ass. El del rojo me lo ……..
This is a necessary step. The trucks need to be inspected. The truck drivers will comply with this procedure. The owners also need to plan when their trucks will move from Checkpoint to Checkpoint to avoid delays and being a burden to their truck drivers.
It is awful that the smugglers were communicating with each other and fooling the staff at the various checkpoints, while having illegal aliens in their trucks.
Hire more troopers and train all inspectors to catch the evil doers.
Let the force of the USA government protect America.
Abbott rolls another way.
get it?
It is the big trucks involved in allowing illegal to board and then not providing safe conditions to them. That's a fact. The coyotes themselves admitted that they pay federal, border patrols, and politicians to be allowed to transport these illegals. What the hell is Zeke Silva trucks carrying that he is against inspections?
In regards to the July 2, 2022 at 8:30 A.M., what the hell do you know about enforcing the laws. This is not Third world country here so follow the laws, if Abbott is getting blamed for the death of these 50 or so illgals then he has EVERY right to the enforce laws. If you are doing everything legal then why the fuss? What are Zeke Silvas trucks transporting?
"It's about ME!" That seems to be the center of all our troubles now.
Who cares that 53 people were fried to death? If stopping all trucks and
even cars, is going to prevent such tragedy, what is wrong with stopping them?
No time, no gasoline, no traffic jams are bigger than the loss of a human
life. The question is that of who is not doing their job to prevent such
incidents?
Even when the "wrong-doers" are caught, nothing happens! Look at the evidence that has been compiled against the Donald and nobody dares to go arrest him.
He is not God and no immunity should allow him to be such a traitor/dictator
and fear mongel..
Abbott knows nothing about trucking, but one thing he can do is make it harder for human smugglers to run up and down the highway with people dying in the back of the truck.
GRIN & BEAR IT FOR THE OUTRAGEOUS BORDER POLICIES BY FJB
A thirty-minute wait to save a life(s) is not too much to ask. This is usually the time it takes to inspect a commercial truck. What are these truckers who are opposed carrying, that’s so important? Toilet paper?
Racist republicans mamones just trying to get elected over other people's rights. Red ass republicans will do any and every thing to get to office seeking wealth. Just like here in the RGV they run for office NOT TO HELP BUT TO THE BANK WITH ALL THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
LOOK AT CHEETO HIS WHOLE FAMILY WORKED IN THE WH MAKING 450K A YEAR...
8:25 PM. Exactly.
How much investigating is being done as to why those trucks are so easily
passing the checkpoints? Some agents are no angels and there is a hole
burning their pockets. Why are half of the DPS cars parked for days at the home of a trooper? Those units could be patrolling and enforcing laws before an incident happens and not after it has happened. Go after them now and only because of the incident in San Antonio? People have no pride in their jobs!
I guess Zeke Silva is afraid that his lame rigs are going to get caught doing what their not supposed to be doing? Now, we're going to critique since the idea is to save some lives and stop some illegal entry's? Democrats are never satisfied or just plain stupid!
Stop whining ! What do you have to hike ?
Ese Lopez has an unfair advantage has Mexican trucks Mexican drivers and Mexican isnurace
He is ripping off local truckers
His friends from Matamoros are All on BND BOARD
DE QUE SE VA KEJAR
Does he even pay any US Taxes being American company?
July 2, 2022 at 4:25 PM
estupido there is no 8:30!
Let el pendejo governador inspect the trucks, pinche pendejo can't even ride a horse and call himself a texan hahahaha guey
If you read the story Zeke Silva tells the reporter what he hauls and where. Boy you are really that stupid to read and only want to trash Zeke Silva for providing a living for a lot of families. Jealous much of Zeke Silva?
Oscar Parra Trucking companies all the way.
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