Exclusive — Co-Founder of American Truckers United Shannon Everett: Hundreds of Thousands of Drivers Not Properly Vetted
Everett dismissed arguments of there being a driver “shortage” in the United States, deeming that “mathematically wrong.”
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Oklahoma was chosen as national headquarters because of the state’s bold leadership in combating illegal alien truckers, its steadfast support for safe Main Street trucking companies, and its resistance to Wall Street mega-carrier influence.
For too long, the trucking industry has been misrepresented by voices that only speak for Wall Street fleets and unaccountable freight brokers. Yet the American trucking industry was built — and continues to thrive — on privately held, American-owned, asset-based operators. These are the companies that invest in safety, their people, their communities, and the infrastructure that makes the industry stronger. They do not outsource their operations overseas, they do not seek excessive profits by insourcing their drivers from the Third World, and they take full responsibility for the vetting of their truck drivers.
Governed exclusively by a board of directors composed solely of experienced asset-based operators from privately held American trucking companies — with no Wall Street carriers and no foreign controlled motor carriers — the organization will deliver a clear, united voice that puts SAFE, American-owned, asset-based fleets and their drivers first.
“Our industry was built by hard-working American truck drivers and the family-owned companies that invest in them. These companies also invest in safety, maintenance, driver vetting, and state-of-the-art equipment.” said Shannon Everett, a Founding Director. “These are the people who made American trucking great, and these are the people who will fight to make it great again.”
American Truckers United will advocate boldly against illegal immigration and illegal chameleon carriers in the brokerage ecosystem. It will fight for the industry we love by focusing on stronger highway safety, fair competition, strong borders, national security, and full accountability across the entire supply chain.
Guided by faith and grounded in the values of hard work and responsibility, American Truckers United is committed to restoring the greatness of the American-owned trucking industry. United we will Make Trucking Great Again!





Everett dismissed arguments of there being a driver “shortage” in the United States, deeming that “mathematically wrong.”
After a full on showdown at the state capitol in Little Rock, the Arkansas state legislature has passed a bill that would impose up to $1,000 fines on commercial vehicle (CMV) drivers in the state who can’t readily speak and read English, as well as making it a Class D felony for foreign drivers to operate a CMV without proper documentation or with false credentials.
“The American trucking industry is experiencing a replacement of the American truck driver with this new truck driver that is being brought into the country and being dumped in,” he said, explaining that it is difficult for U.S. truck drivers to compete with foreigners from Eastern Europe and Asia and “all these places that are used to making third world living wages.”
Several major highway collisions across the U.S. have raised serious red flags about public safety and national security threats.
Company tied to crash has lengthy history of hiring “drivers who lack valid commercial driver’s licenses and who can’t speak English,” according to trucking watchdog
Leaders of a trucking advocacy group are sounding the alarm, claiming that the American Trucking Association (ATA) advised the federal government during the Biden-Harris administration to issue hundreds of thousands of non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to non-citizens—many of whom reportedly cannot read or write English. Many of these unvetted migrants were funneled into the long-haul trucking sector, which poses national security and public safety risks.