The article cites a federal law requiring cdl holders to be able to speak and understand the english language.
Obiously that's not happening. Who gives these licenses out, cracker jack boxes????
I have personal experience with an 18 wheeler driver not speaking english.
Last year I picked up my granddaughter in phoenix and was driving I10 back to fresno. We parked in a rest area to grab a few hours of shuteye.
One of these illiterate asshole drivers managed to hit my left rear taillight and broke it all to shit.
The driver had to converse thru a translation app on his phone. Chinese.
I made him pay for it, but still. They shouldn't be on the roads.
I recently saw a report where the Arkansas State Police were stopping CDL drivers and requiring them to prove they could read, write, and speak English. Failing the test triggered an immediate $5,000 summary fine, payable in cash. If the driver couldn't pay they were immediately arrested. If the driver's employer was based in AR the fine was $10,000, same terms.
ReplyDeleteA good start.
Immigrants trying to become citizens are no longer required to have a working knowledge of English. Hell; they don't even have to pledge allegiance to our flag!!! There's the problem.
ReplyDeleteThis is not a new problem I've met many otr haulers over the last few years that could not speak english. One was smart enough to back into seven lanes of traffic then get upset when his trailer was pretzeled by a phone user that wasn't watching the road
ReplyDeleteIt's a great case of "the easy way" wins over "the right way" thanks to spoiled humans. It's cheaper and easier for the trucking companies to look the other way proving money, money, money makes the world go around. in addition, if the trucking companies required drivers speak English the products they haul would be 4 times as expensive so the consumers would complain too.
ReplyDeleteAnon 417 , all those I've delt with were owner operators.
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