Another way trucking companies can do this is they send someone else down to take the CDL test. That has been going on for decades.
The drivers come from all over the world but the most common are places like India, Pakistan, Mexico, various Eastern European countries ( often gypsies) , Russia and the Ukraine.
They are usually tied to ethnically similar and often criminally tied rings of trucking companies and they have been infiltrating and taking over the trucking business in an increasingly big way.
The driver have very little truck driving experienced, often only a few weeks or months, very little to no training and they are very low skilled, often to the point where loads get damaged in transport. due to accidents
They are a danger on the road because they don't speak or read English, they have zero regard for the rules and they they are often totally inexperienced and unqualified as drivers.
We had instances where these foreign drivers took out entry gates and loading docks and on several occasions drivers got their trucks jammed up trying to back in and had to call other drivers to come in and maneuver their trucks which shut down our loading areas for hours.
It's really scary how bad some of these drivers are It's good to see that this issue is finally getting the attention it deserves because they are putting our US owner operators who play by the rules out of business
I’v seen applicants taking a driver liscence test, and calling outside on their cel for answers.
I skipped through some of the video and saw the part of them wearing hidden video equipment as they are taking the written test while someone in the parking lot gives them the answers.
Did you watch it?
Maybe the ems taught them how to cheat.
Frank Burns eats worms.
New Mexico gives its CDL tests in English and Spanish. From first hand experience I know that many cannot speak English. Last year I was working on a construction site and heavy trailer trucks carrying rock and gravel were arriving and I had to get a bilingual worker to direct them to the proper location for unloading. They couldn’t follow my instructions in English.
For my job I am a product trainer. I frequently have a trailer full of demo’s and stuff that I pull with a F-150. Because it’s over 10,000 lbs. I have to follow all of the commercial driver rules.
I have to stop at weigh stations. A few years ago I underwent a DOT proctological exam at a weight station. ie; an inspection. The Trooper gave me some good advice and he also gave me a window decal. It basically told other weigh stations that I had a recent inspection and was in compliance.
For the record, I hate weigh stations but right now, I think they should open them more frequently and speak with every driver. English speaking foreigners get a green sticker, Americans get a red. white and blue sticker. Non-english speakers get their trucks impounded and license immediately revoked.