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Alabama revenue enhancement at the expense of Hispanic Commercial Truck Drivers

Alabama revenue enhancement at the expense of Hispanic Commercial Truck Drivers

Alabama State Troopers are enhancing revenue in that state using the vague provisions of FMCSA Regulation 391.11 (b)(2), the controversial rule requiring CDL holders to be conversant in English
This rule leaves it up to the individual officer or inspector to determine, in his mind, what is “sufficient”.
This can be open to abuse and a [...]

Ruben Navarrette - A fair deal for Mexico’s truckers

Editors Note: Relevant then, even more so now.
I’ve hit a fork in the road in my thinking concerning the unrelenting campaign by the Teamsters to deny Mexican trucks access to U.S. highways.
On the one hand, I recognize that these efforts are deplorable and destructive. They’ve tarnished the international reputation of the United States [...]