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Accidental Trucker said: ↑

I had a CDL for at least 10 years before becoming a citizen. Legal resident, yes, citizen, no.
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Myself for 6 years before naturalized citizenship. Initially was an H2B visa with a SSN. 2004.

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Hello

I'm a 23 year old truck driver from Denmark, who has decided to move to States, to spend the rest of my days, preferably driving trucks. This seems like an almost impossible mission, because I have to obtain a green card. But oh well, that's how it is I guess.

I already have a danish CDL, but of course this does not work in the States. I've heard that to start CDL training I will need to have had a car drivers license in US for 1 year. Can someone confirm this? I have of course had a danish drivers license for many years.

Hope you can help me,
Thanks,
Nicklas
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May a foreign driver with an employment authorization document obtain a CDL to operate a CMV in the United States? | FMCSA

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May a foreign driver with an employment authorization document obtain a CDL to operate a CMV in the United States? | FMCSA
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That's interesting - and not as I recall it being in 2004. Thanks.

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Well - ya know . . . Mods can delete this one if they like, but here we go.

I don't know who is to blame. ATA? Certain states?

I said before - Sun Lei , 30 years old, a Chinese national on an expired visitors visa (that's a tourist visa), killed 2 people in Republic, MO a few years back when he rammed 2 vehicles into the back of a stopped semi at a light in a 35 mph zone, running full speed.

How many things need to go wrong before that point? How did he get a CDL without being a citizen? Who hired him? Why was he even here? Why did things not change?

I'm not the smartest guy, but I'm pretty good at spotting FOBs (Fresh off the Boat)s. What I'm seeing is a lot of generic Freightliner Cascadias and Volvos , or Penske rental semis, with generic, minimal "Rising Sun" "Golden Dragon", "XYZ Logistics", "Global Transport" etc, with what looks like African - (I can tell the difference between African American and African African), and Asian drivers - that . . . .

Have no business being behind the wheel. Swerve all over the place, tailgate, no respect for any road user, no skills, no consideration, jabbering on the phone, typing on the phone while I'm passing/being passed - speeding, no CB radio or interest in communication, equipment violations easily seen. It seems to have gotten worse in the last few years. Just look at any truck pulling an Amazon trailer. You can't tell me that Amazon prime freight pays well enough to cover operating costs, profit to owner - and leave a driver with more than a minimum wage job.

Who is importing these folks? Who is issuing them CDLs? Who is giving them a truck to drive?

There's some huge gaps in the system. I don't have any answers. Just my observation.
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Your observation about random "abcd! logistics" pulling amazon trailers is spot on. I'm noticing the same thing in increasing numbers since I started driving.
In the last year, I've inquired about some of the local amazon jobs listed in the area I run (north Texas to Okla). Nearly every single one leads me some random small shady looking company no one has ever heard of

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Does it have to be a NICE southern girl? If so that's a deal breaker.
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When they are nice they're nice,when they're even better

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I heard some Canuck call him Prime Minister Zoolander.

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The problem isn't the license. That's actually easy to get around. Just go to a state with no such restrictions.

The problem is getting hired and more importantly, the insurance company willing to insure you.
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Yeah, I think it's the insurance company that requires 1 year of US driver license pre-CDL.

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Does it have to be a NICE southern girl? If so that's a deal breaker.
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Nice Southern Girls are being hunted to extinction. You may have to settle for a drunk Ohio Woooo girl. SMH

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Nicklasmeyhoff said: ↑

Hello

I'm a 23 year old truck driver from Denmark, who has decided to move to States, to spend the rest of my days, preferably driving trucks. This seems like an almost impossible mission, because I have to obtain a green card. But oh well, that's how it is I guess.

I already have a danish CDL, but of course this does not work in the States. I've heard that to start CDL training I will need to have had a car drivers license in US for 1 year. Can someone confirm this? I have of course had a danish drivers license for many years.

Hope you can help me,
Thanks,
Nicklas
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I think the insurance companies for trucking companies , and possibly CDL schools, may require anyone they insure to have had a US driver's license for last 12 months to be eligible for employment or admission to CDL school. It doesn't seem to be a govt requirement for a CDL.

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Nice Southern Girls are being hunted to extinction. You may have to settle for a drunk Ohio Woooo girl. SMH
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If he will post his picture, we'll find a nice 'Daisy May' girl for him.

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