George Andrews Wrote:
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> 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.

That dead cow poop driver in Wi. could not produce a log book either!

Why are these people allowed behind the wheel of a rig in PUBLIC SPACES in the first place!?