FMCSA hypocrisy

the issue is the lying.

so commit a crime confess and your off the hook.

 

So if you were to ask the FMCSA if they were following the regulations by the book (Section 391.11(b)(2) English Speaking) and they said yes, they'd be lying too.

 

don’t misunderstand me, it’s total bs they jail the guy but they themselves create unsafe conditions.

the part I’m trying to clarify is that the FMCSA as far as I know under oath has never lied when it comes to that question.

remember Biden lied to peoples faces but said something else when under oath to investigators. Same with Hillary and other politicians as well.

the difference is he lied and signed paperwork saying it’s the truth.

 

He lied and provided FALSE STATEMENTS and DOCUMENTS.
That’s what the Feds hung his *** on!

 

Are you seriously pretending that you cant drive a semi safely without speaking english?

If thats the case, how do the other 57 million drivers in the world function?, many of whom will never hear, much less speak the english language.


Yes, i get it, waaaaa waaaa i dun like them thar ferners stealin ma jerbs, they talk funny and that aint right, cause i dun like it.

 

Exactly. It’s gotten to the point that nearly every place I stop at in one of only a handful of drivers at best that speak English.
Stop at loves and I see these drivers walk in yell at the clerks in their own language or shoving their phones with the translator app in the clerk’s face, or I’m at a shipper/receiver where they have signs up directing drivers not to wear flip flops, to wear safety vests, must park in designated areas before checking in, etc and almost all of the drivers are doing the opposite. And most of these clowns looking or smelling like they crawled out of a dumpster, wearing pajamas, flipflops, sarongs etc.

Many of them just throwing garbage out of the windows in the lot. At a recent visit to the Walmart in Sidney NE the designated truck area was almost empty. Instead they were all parked in the middle row clearly signed “NO TRUCKS IN THIS ROW”. Garbage was piled around the trash cans and not in it. I go park in the designated area and walk in seeing others look at me like “wtf is it with you truckers?”. Talked to one of the employees and they told me they were considering bans on trucks in there because of the trash and drivers not obeying the signs.

another location in Lexington NE, I stop in there and the stench from human waste in the truck area is so bad i have to hold my breath.

I could go on & on. True there’s always been slobs in this industry, but now it’s to the point that I no longer feel pride in being I driver when I see the increasingly slobbish behavior.


Unfortunately the ATA and FMSCA and various states still insist on lowering cdl standards to the point where anything with a pulse can get behind the wheel of a semi, just using the bs “driver shortage” excuse.

 

I think you’re missing the point. All of the road signs are in English. Most places have signage in English. We may not have English as an official language at the federal level(not until now but I won’t go into politics)but if a driver is unable to read any of the signs how are they supposed to make safe decisions? It puts EVERYONE ELSE on the roads in danger. Especially seeing all these pile ups in the winter.
Besides if we had to make road signs in EVERY language they would be as tall as the Empire State Building.

if I went to drive in another country and all their signs were in something other than English I doubt if they would have much sympathy for me.

 

Exactly. Someone that doesn't understand English may get away with learning what colored and shaped signs might mean but that's only one small part of the equation.

There's way more times that being fluent matters as opposed to road signs and traffic lights.

What about when emergency conditions arise and changeable signs are displaying important information to advise?

What about when they need to interact with other motorists and/or officials about various common issues that occur on the road?

What about at job sites or other safety sensitive environments where instant communication is imperative for the general safety of others on site?

What about simple communication/signs at a Shipper or Receiver about details concerning the pick/drop procedure at the facility?

Anyone advocating not being fluent in English while holding a CDL has an agenda and I'd be very leery of such people.