OOIDA National Call to Action
March 28, 2007

As you know, before the end of April, the U.S. Department of Transportation plans to launch a program to allow 100 Mexico-domiciled trucking companies to operate throughout the United States. There will be no limit on the number of trucks and drivers involved in the program.

This afternoon, the U.S. Senate is finishing debate on a supplemental spending bill – S965 – that is intended to provide funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as for many other federal government programs.

Though the future of the overall bill is somewhat in question, the Mexican trucking pilot program amendment that became Section 4001 of that bill is fully intact.

Thanks in large part to phone calls from thousands of truckers like you, our amendment was not only included in the bill last week, but advocates of opening the border were thwarted in their efforts to get Senators to remove Section 4001 from the overall bill this week.

NOW it’s time to CONTACT your elected representative in the U.S. House of Representatives. Legislation will soon be introduced in the House to put the brakes on the Mexican trucking pilot program.

Please call your U.S. REPRESENTATIVE and tell him or her to stop the Mexican trucking pilot program.

Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121, provide the operator with your home ZIP code and they will connect you with the office of your U.S. Representative.

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SAMPLE MESSAGE:

“I am from _______ and I am adamantly opposed to the Mexican trucking pilot program. Right now there are too many safety, security and economic risks involved with opening our roads to Mexico-domiciled trucks. As my elected representative, I ask that Representative ______ do all that he/she can to stop this program from being implemented.”
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Remember to always be courteous, but it never hurts to follow-up your call to a congressional office with another call the following day and to continue calling until you get the responses that you want from your elected representatives.

Taking a few minutes out of your day to make a phone call can make all the difference when your elected representatives have to decide how to vote or where to put their efforts.

If you have questions, do not hesitate to call the Association at 1-800-444-5791.

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD.
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE CAPITOL HILL TAKE NOTICE.
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR TRUCKERS THROUGHOUT AMERICA.