Filed under: Trends, Trucks/Pickups
Mexico confiscates trucks crossing border for cheap diesel
Thinking with their wallets, and avoiding $4.59/gallon fuel prices, truck owners in the States have been sneaking across the Mexican border to fill up with low-cost diesel (in Mexico, the fuel averages just $2.20/gallon). While filling a primary fuel tank isn't illegal, Mexico prohibits additional fuel tanks (aka auxiliary tanks) to be filled and moved across the border, so many truck owners with long-range tanks are finding themselves breaking Mexican federal law. Truck owners are getting stopped on the Mexican side of the border and their trucks are confiscated while authorities run tests to determine the origin of the fuel. If found in violation, owners face stiff fines. The Mexican Consulate is offering a blanket warning for all truck owners equipped with secondary fuel tanks to not drive those vehicles into Mexico. Not only do those owners risk truck confiscation, but the Mexican fuel is not formulated to U.S. ultra-low-sulfur regulations meaning emissions components will likely be damaged. (As if the trucks breaking the law are fitted with emission components in the first place...)
[Source: PickupTrucks.com]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
catgirlshyla 7:15PM (8/09/2008)
This is why we can't have nice things!!
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catgirlshyla 7:16PM (8/09/2008)
This is why we can't have nice things!!
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narf 7:31PM (8/09/2008)
Quiero pagar la violación ahora. ¿Cuánto dinero es necesario?
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arturo 7:33PM (8/09/2008)
the gas in Mexico is not very good. when i took my car over there it lost a lot of power, it was really slow.
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lithdoc 7:42PM (8/09/2008)
Big deal...crossing the border to get gas. But at least they return back to the country of their origin.
Unlike... well, you know who I'm talking about.
Cheers!
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friko 3:12AM (8/10/2008)
I can't believe how this stupid comment is so highly ranked.
Randy 3:41AM (8/10/2008)
It's highly ranked because only a moron wouldn't quickly recognize Mexico's ignorance about letting people flee their country, come into the USA illegally, consume our tax dollars with free health care, untaxed jobs and a plethora of other things (All 100% illegal) but then jump at the chance to confiscate American trucks because they filled up on Gas that's subsidized by the Mexican government!
To agree with their actions is to say "yeah that's completely fair". Spend USA tax dollars but the tens-of-billions but not a few thousands tanks of fuel! Yeah, that's fair! (sarcasm)
why not the LS2LS7? 4:27AM (8/10/2008)
Randy:
Your post is barely coherent.
You draw a parallel I can't even understand. You're talking about movement of people versus movement of goods. Here in the US people can move across state lines, but there are restrictions on moving alcohol (and other goods) across state lines.
Additionally, don't you think that telling their people they can't leave the country would be an unconscionable restriction on human rights? What if the US told you you can't leave the country?
Also note they don't confiscate the trucks, they just hold them for 4 days.
Randy 4:54AM (8/10/2008)
Imagine a world with no borders? I'd love it! But that would require one government friend! So until then, yes, every government needs to control who's going in and out of their borders.
I'd really enjoy a world of no borders etc, I just understand that when there are two different countries, each country is responsible for their own citizens, not both countries responsible for all other people. Imagine if the US or any other country had to flip the bill to take care of everyone else in the world? Their health, education, etc and then also let them work and not be able to tax them? Who's paying for that? Guess! :)
So my statements are contrasting the ideas that if the Mexican government refuses (publicly stated) to control their borders and let their citizens run into the us and steal us tax dollars via the things mentioned, then I see the act of confiscating trucks because they fill up on mexican government subsidized fuel which costs them money, not the US citizen for a change, well, i see that as one sided and arrogant!
Yeah, they might not have anything to do with each other, but when you run them in parallel it clearly shows the contrast, which is "it's okay if we cost the us money, but not okay if the US costs us money".
Randy 4:55AM (8/10/2008)
"Randy:
Your post is barely coherent."
?Yo hablo espanol ?
the vegas style guy 11:18AM (8/10/2008)
THANK YOU FOR SAYING IT BEFORE I HAD TO! THE MEXICAN "GOVERNMENT" ALSO BEATS, TORTURES ARRESTS AND DEPORTS ILLEGAL ALIENS FROM CENTRAL AMERICA. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE DID THE SAME TO THEM? WHAT AN AWFUL CRRUPT PLACE. AND YES, I'VE SPENT TIME THERE. THE PEOPLE LIVE IN AS MUCH FEAR FROM THE POLICE AS THEY DO FROM CRIMINALS.
WTF? 4:21PM (8/10/2008)
+1 Vegas style guy.
Mexico has, until this year, arrested, beaten and jailed all illegal Central American immigrants. I believe the statistic was more than 10% of the populous of their prison system was illegal immigrants. Now they fine them as heavily as they can, then hold them in jail, fill the train car with them, and ship them back. Because there is no more space. I think us giving them a free, air conditioned ride home is a bit more fair.
RayJ 7:47PM (8/09/2008)
The audacity especially when we allow millions of illegal’s to work here tax free and sent billions home annually to their economy.....not to mention the other cost we incur.
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hydrogenvodka 8:11PM (8/09/2008)
Have you actually read any relevant economic analysis of immigrants in the US? I don't think so, America is largely benefited with m... *sigh*
RayJ 8:43PM (8/09/2008)
Dear Sir you cannot school me in the subject matter! Billions on education, incarceration, social program, healthcare and the like are all by products of an illegal action. When citizen of this country commit a crime we go to jail or get fined we cannot run in a church and say I am God's child.
It take boldness and audacity for Mexico to do what they are doing.
tankd0g 9:01PM (8/09/2008)
Allow? Not quite. Fail to prevent maybe.
why not the LS2LS7? 9:00PM (8/09/2008)
I think you get your information on immigrants and the law from movies. Run into a church? Sheesh.
My neighbor is employing an American citizen under the table right now to work on his kitchen. Which is the same way another friend got his driveway done.
RayJ 9:05PM (8/09/2008)
There have been two big news stories in the last year so I think you need to read more and stop reading info that just supports your cause of trying to get more illegal in this country in violation of our laws!
I have worked in education and health care and the amounts of money we spend on illegals is staggering! We are a nation of laws follow the law and apply the proper way. No excuses or you should be deported. the IRS will come for us but when was the last time they have gone after illegals?
jordan 12:35AM (8/10/2008)
Funny story...the INS came for a visit to our company after we submitted a list of SSN's for worker verification, and of a shift of 50 people, they told us about 20 of them were illegal.
The supervisor said "ok, take them away, I don't want to deal with them." Their response was "no, just let them know that you know they're illegal."
The U.S. has very little motivation to deport the illegals. They do the things that most lazy Americans stereotype as Hispanic-only work, and their low wages keep prices on goods lower than if they had to pay a citizen to do the same work (because they'd demand higher wages).
RayJ 8:17AM (8/10/2008)
Dude they do the work we cannot afford to do. That is why there are usually five Ford trucks across the grass at the house and 10 people in it when the house can only accommodate 3-4. You can really save money that way and afford to get paid 5.75. Imagine if you had to provide for yourself with that you could not do it but split the bills by 10 plus the miss's can get free welfare and work a side job without paying taxes on the side and all of a sudden you can get by pretty well.