Owner Operators United Inc. [OOU], a nationwide drivers association has asked the Federal Department of Transportation [DOT] in Washington, D.C. to investigate SafeStat records for Mexican trucking companies who operate in the United States. OOU is concerned that specific data has been possibly falsified and thus could compromise the integrity of the SafeStat system. Carrollton, Mo.- Dan little and members of OOU have been continuously involved with the concerns regarding Cross Border Trucking between the United States and Mexico.

OOU President, Dan Little, said he had asked for an official government investigation of several SafeStat inspection records for Mexican Trucking Companies in order to verify the accuracy and reliability of the data and information which was entered.

Mr. Little was notified last week by a member of the OOU that certain inspection reports on the FMCSA’s SafeStat website appeared to be incorrect, including an unusually high numbers of inspections conducted on Mexican trucks. An example of this was one company in particular, had an astounding 2096 inspections between the period of 11-22-07 and 5-11-2010, while only having a total of 11 trucks, 4 drivers, and only a total of 28,000 mile run in 2009.

The 2096 inspections showed very few violations, leading to the conclusion that, “something is just not adding up,” according to Dan Little. He concludes that “inspections numbers that are that high, many of these inspections conducted just minutes apart from one another, and have received very few ticketed violations, suggests that someone is filing false inspection reports, making the Mexican carriers appear safer than they actually are.”

Dan Little notes that these “non ticketed inspections” showed details of:

Brakes out of adjustment, non English speaking drivers, failure to maintain drivers record of duty status (log book), improper license (no commercial drivers license), no hazmat placard, and hauling hazmat without a proper license.

Washington could be reinstating the NAFTA Cross Border Trucking based on possible falsified safety inspections of Mexican Trucks.

Another concern for Dan Little and the OOU, is the accuracy of the SafeStat data and information which will be the basis for the new government regulations, CSA 2010, which is ready to take effect in November of 2010.

OOU suggest that the government take a detailed look at the SafeStat data in order to detect any possible patterns or inaccuracies.

“Safety is our main concern at Owner-Operators United. Inc.” – Dan Little / President OOU