George Andrews Wrote:
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> Canada has very tough laws governing U.S. CDL (
> Commercial Driver License ) drivers entering their
> country. A 10 year old DUI in the U.S. can be
> reason enough to deny entry, as is a Dead - Beat
> Dad ( not paying Alimony or child support ), and
> many other examples. Strangely enough, Canadian
> CDL drivers seem to believe that their CDL Hours
> of Service somehow reset at the U.S. border. A
> personal friend, now retired from Washington State
> Patrol, was called out one night to assist one of
> his troopers who had stopped a Canadian truck for
> 75MPH on Interstate 5 through Lakewood, a busy
> urban area just South of Tacoma, WA. It seems ALL
> FOUR " DRIVERS " in the truck ( itself a violation
> of seat-belt laws ) had the EXACT SAME CDL LICENSE
> ( name, address, birthdate ), WITH ONLY THE
> PICTURE BEING DRIVER SPECIFIC. When asked " What
> should I do ? ", the Sargent replied : " Arrest
> all four ."
> There was quite a To - Do about 10 years ago at
> Puget Sound Ocean Container Ports, when the older
> trucks were no longer allowed access. ( I recall
> the rule was no more that 10 years old. ) Many
> Canadian truckers' rigs were P-O-S Bailing wire &
> band aid CRAP w/ no DEF, running Diesel # 1 all
> year as their rigs were leaking as much engine oil
> as they were burning. They were finally pulled off
> U.S. roads by WSP road-side inspectors at Sumas
> gateway.

I forgot to add that none of the four drivers could provide a correct Hours of Service log book.