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Hageman Wants To Ditch Policy That Keeps Non-English-Speaking Truckers On The Road
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman wants the Dept of Transportation to reconsider a policy that allows non-English-speaking truckers on the road. The policy is a “major safety issue for all drivers,” she said.
Hageman Wants To Ditch Policy That Keeps Non-English-Speaking Truckers On The Road
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman wants the Dept of Transportation to reconsider a policy that allows non-English-speaking truckers on the road. The policy is a “major safety issue for all drivers,” she said.
Trucking Has an Immigration Problem—and Trump Can Fix It
A legislative battle has been taking place recently in Little Rock, Arkansas, between two organizations in the same industry over an issue that has ramifications for all of North America, and President Donald Trump’s commitment to Make America Great Again.
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.”
Arkansas to fine drivers $500 if they can’t speak English proficiently
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.
Exclusive — American Truckers United’s Shannon Everett: U.S. Truck Drivers Competing with Foreigners, ‘Third World Living Wages’
“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.”
Biden Handed Out CDLs Like Candy… Now US Highways Are A Public Safety & National Security Nightmare
Several major highway collisions across the U.S. have raised serious red flags about public safety and national security threats.
“Suspected Non-Citizen” Charged in DUI Truck Crash That Injured Arizona Trooper
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