Thousands of foreign truck drivers have already lost, or are about to lose, their Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) amid a nationwide effort to enforce new federal rules.
Despite an estimated nationwide shortage of 115,000 big-rig drivers, industry leaders say these regulatory changes are necessary to promote road safety, better wages, and more job opportunities for U.S.-born drivers.
“My response is absolutely we can handle it because [unqualified foreign drivers] shouldn’t be on the road to begin with,” John Esparza, president and CEO of the Texas Trucking Association, told The Epoch Times.
“We are in the process of cleaning it out.”…