Comments on: Deadly Tolls: Sick truckers causing fatal wrecks

By: RTaylor

RTaylor — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:22:41 +0000

BZ,
Especially if it’s an illegal Mexican trucker with a forged CDL and falsified med card…
But seriously folks…. All is true, however, most of the bigger companies take their recruits by the busloads to get their medcard at some storefront clinic that “specializes” in these things (i.e. I’ll pass ‘em as long as the check don’t bounce)
Some smaller companies don’t care and don’t check.
This has been going on for a loooooong time — wonder why it’s suddenly news? Is the FMCSA trying to get the attention off the Mexican truck pilot/drug smuggling program?????

By: Bloviating Zeppelin

Bloviating Zeppelin — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:52:06 +0000

But wait, there’s more: let’s then mix in ILLEGAL MEXICAN TRUCKERS who don’t have to have ANY certification because, God forbid, an American law enforcement officer would be sufficiently RACIST to sideline and tow an ILLEGAL MEXICAN TRUCK. We can’t have any of that, can we, huh BobF?

By: BobF

BobF — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:50:57 +0000

I think it’s job security for congress and their staffers. If they didn’t write law upon law to deal with the same situation, many staffers would be out of a job. Congressmen couldn’t build their little empires and wield their power.

Besides these commercial drivers who falsify their medical tests, we also have Mexican truckers on our roads who don’t even qualify for a CDL.

By: Mark Krauss

Mark Krauss — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:27:33 +0000

You’re right, a lot of smaller operators are happy to accept whatever documentation a driver provides, and you’re also right about enforcement, it has got to where road tax compliance and collecting fines for stupid innocuous stuff trumps safety much of the time.