Again convoy of trucks is disrupting the US supply chain, but this time on the Texas-Mexico border and has nothing to do with COVID’s Mission. Last week, Governor Greg Abbott directed Texas State Soldier (DPS) to conduct mandatory checks on passing commercial vehicles border.
These inspections are causing major delays. In some cases, trucks sat in line for 9, 10 and up to 14 hours New York Times. Too bad truckers have begun protesting or diverting to Arizona and New Mexico.
Abbott’s inspection was unusual because Texas State Troopers were pulling over trucks at the border, operated by federal agencies that inspected the trucks. In fact, US Customs speak The new inspections are not necessary and cited their “significant impact” on national supply chains.
I could be wrong, but the hidden meaning this read: Stop it, buddy. WTF.
These tests are part of Operation Lone Star, Abbott’s Crusade for Border Security. And now, the Biden Administration has rescinded Title 42, as tribe report, Abbott wants the Texas State Trooper to police an international border. It’s a mess, and one that Abbott won’t have to live with for him not from here. But, hey, it will make his presidential bid look good!
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NYT report that the national effects of these delays are imminent:
Since Monday, Mexican trucks have blocked the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in protest over Abbott’s directive last week to Texas Department of Public Safety soldiers to stop and inspect trucks entering Texas from Mexico. The bridge is the largest mainland port for manufacturing into the US
Unusually long backups – some lasting 12 hours or longer – have also been reported elsewhere along Texas’ 1,200-mile border in the early stages of the rollout of an initiative Abbott said is necessary to curb human trafficking and drug flows. But critics question how the inspections have met that goal, while business owners and experts say the impact has been felt and warn that grocery shoppers U.S. grocery stores could see stock shortages as soon as this week.
More than 2,000 trucks are currently stuck in Juarez-El Paso, each KGET, and those on the Mexican side did not move. Trucks also stopped at the McAllen-Hidalgo bridge as protests against the checks halted the flow of goods.
And amid all this, Abbott has kept quiet while the State Troopers have yet to report any drug seizures or illegal immigrants. From NYT:
Additional inspections were carried out by DPS, which said that as of Monday, it had inspected more than 3,400 commercial vehicles and brought more than 800 vehicles “out of service” for violations including brake and tire failures. and lighting system. It did not mention whether truck tests would detect migrants or drugs.
For now, the trucks will be stuck at the border. The manufacturing they bring decay, while Automotive Parts from Mexico – for VW, Ford, Bosch – will not come to Detroit. Even HEB will be affected, and as Texans know, you don’t want HEB.
