USA Truckers Wages Rise With Illegals Being Taken Off the Roads

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  1. Constant Learner

    Constant Learner Heavy Load Member

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    I don't see any change, the illegals are running like before, the law enforcement still doesn't exist. Few PR campaigns won't change anything.
     
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  3. Constant Learner

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    "Bill Skinner, a trucking expert, warned on X: “Almost 1/3 of our nation’s freight is hauled by non-citizen drivers. That’s not just a safety issue — it’s a national security risk.” "

    Great, that means over 1 million illegals are on the road hauling freight. They are replacing the American truck drivers with third world garbage fast.
     
  4. FloridaRetired

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    Whoever was taking $1200 from Chicago to Fargo instead of bragging about getting that $1800, should keep quiet or deport themselves too.
     
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  5. Brandonpdx

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    that’s going to be 3 days minimum but yeah, do that turn twice and you had an “ok” week assuming nothing went wrong or slowed you down.

    That’s definitely working harder than smarter though.
     
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  6. Brandonpdx

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    as far as the powers that be and big moneyed interests are concerned, they’re rather everybody driving a truck were illegal and cheap. Like the Consuelas that clean hotel rooms.

    There might be some improvement to certain industries though if the public outcry over illegals in general starts to put pressure on industry’s to clean their act up or face some wrath from the feds. This is one positive thing I feel this administration is trying to do. Previous administration they were literally just letting them walk across the border in a big caravan.
     
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  7. Constant Learner

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    I won't do it, but that definitely is nothing for a "strong" Chicago driver, who will do it for 2 days easy.
     
  8. Brandonpdx

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    Relaying Amazon trailers, yeah maybe. Waiting around for shippers/receivers to live load/unload on each end, no way that’s happening in two days. Day 3 is pretty much shot by the time that backhaul comes off. Trying to squeeze two of those turns in I would guess the weekend would get in the way at some point unless they’re 24/7 type joints. If all you are doing relaying Amazon trailers, hell you could do that turn 3 times before you ran out of hours.
     
  9. Ridgeline

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    It was posted as a jumping off point, his content explains some of it but overall it is those in this industry that are just crying and not willing to do thing about this issue, most are cheering on Duffy as if he is going to fix the problems but as I said before, it is just bullsh****, he has the power to shut down companies and entire states for non-compliance and he will not do that.
     
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