You must think in Russian. Only in Russian!
Posted on 06/06/2007 6:41:56 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3
Troopers Pull Over Man Who Speaks Only Russian
GREENWOOD, Neb. -- The Nebraska State Patrol stopped a truck driver who only speaks Russian, and told him he can go no further until he learns the language, Omaha TV station KETV reported.
"Sir, I need your papers. I need your papers. All of your papers. Log book, registration, yes," a trooper said during a truck safety stop operation near Greenwood.
The trucker had all his documents in order and a valid commercial driver's license, but he couldn't communicate with state troopers. Under the law, troopers were forced to make the driver park his truck and take him out of service.
They talked to his boss on the phone.
"You need to tell your driver he is out of service until he can understand English," Trooper Jeremy Radford told the boss over the telephone.
The driver was still obviously confused and tried to drive away.
Troopers said they are having more and more problems with language barriers.
Federal regulations said that commercial drivers should be able to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public. But 17 states and the District of Columbia offer the commercial driver's license test in foreign languages.
Nance Harris of the Nebraska Trucking Association said there's a reason some trucking companies are hiring professional drivers from out of the country.
"Current estimates are that we have a shortage of about 30,000 drivers," Harris said. "It isn't a question of them not understanding the trucking industry or safe driving. They simply need some time to be more conversant in English."
Troopers said the citation has entirely to do with safety because commercial drivers need to be able to read all signs and traffic warnings, especially driving a rig that weighs about 80,000 pounds.
The trucker was stranded at the weigh station until he could find a ride, or for someone from his company to come pick him up along with his truck. Troopers said they will help him do that, but said some drivers have waited at the weigh station for as long as three days for someone to come get them.
Send those troopers out here to California. Maybe they could clean up the road from all the regular drivers who not only don’t speak English, they don’t even have a driver’s license.
“”Current estimates are that we have a shortage of about 30,000 drivers,” Harris said.””
Ha, ha.
More like a “wage shortage.”
And could also proactively look for Americans to train.
Want to buy some transparent aluminum?
We’re dating ourselves....
Give this trooper a medal and a raise!
People working in our country should speak our language...english. Period. Of course, there shouldn’t be any need for foreign truckers, etc. No one can tell me that this is a case of “work that Americans won’t do”.
Senator Inhofe has an amendment (S.1151) to the immigration reform bill (hey, that’s what they call 1348) that would make english the national language. Call all the Senators and tell them that you support it! But do it now, before the Dems attempt cloture on Thursday.
But if a transportation company can hire someone to do the same job, at less than half the price, who cares if the driver is really qualified to to do the job?
I do.
My customers call me to clean up the mess of non-english speaking drivers trying to shake them down for “inside delivery charges” to offload their cargo quite often.
I often drive on the interstates, and no longer assume the 18 wheeler driver passing me on the right or the left has even the vaguest clue as to how to drive that big rig safely and professionally.
Oh, god forbid!
And I guess them able to read traffic signs is too much to ask as well.
Is that legal outside of Blue States?
ABOUT FREAKIN TIME!!!!!!
“He’s probably proficient in written English.....”
I hope they popped the doors on the back for more than a quick looksee.....no English my a#$......
The last time I was in a DMV here in California they had booklets in at least 6 languages. NONE of which were English!
>> “You need to tell your driver he is out of service ... “ Trooper Jeremy Radford told the boss over the telephone.
Simply responsible.
I know a lot of immigrants play that game when the police come around. "No comprende!" Yeah, right! LOL!
FROM THE ARTICLE: “...But 17 states and the District of Columbia offer the commercial driver’s license test in foreign languages.”
No, I play the piano .....
How did he pass his LICENSE TEST???? Fishy.
Well they caught the dot man selling them in Pennsylvania, I doubt if he was the only one. Besides it could have been a real license, just the guy using it wasn't the one it was issued to.
LOL :-)
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