You using emotions over not knowing this industry or the laws.

They are hauling for agricultural purposes which is legal.

Most of the people come over on work permits.

I worked on some of their equipment before I retired. Their equipment yes is older, while they do keep their stuff up better than some over the road.

Just because a person has a CDL does not mean they drive a truck safely.

As far as their equipment the ag companies redo their trailers every year. In the off season they get new suspensions, hubs, lights, air brake cans, air lines, s cams, shoes, drums, and tires. The abuse during the season that you may see lights out etc. They do bring them in their shops for triage repairs. Major overhauls are done in the off season.

Yes, the tractors and trailers are put under a lot of stress. The guys running these companies do keep their equipment up as these trucks are how they make their living.

Now some regional carriers with CDL driver’s.
I also seen especially Russian drivers come over to the United States, yes on a visa. Get a CDL in states like Illinois that rubber stamp their CDL license. Work for a carrier and lease a truck where they are responsible for repairs. They let those trucks get run into the ground and quit, leaving a POS truck in an abandoned parking lot. I been called out to check these trucks. Everytime the brake shoes are almost metal to the drum almost no pad, major head gasket leaks, EGR cooler shot, and the air compressor just pumps enough air to disengage the brakes. Then the trailers are a whole different animal with bald tires, lights don’t work, and brakes it’s metal to the metal on the drums. These guys run as fast as they can even if the truck is set at maximum speed.

Which truck would you want behind you?

Please spew your BS about an industry you really don’t know anything about.

Yes, accidents happen.
Sometimes it is the commercial driver and sometimes it the 4 wheel vehicle.

This post was edited on 12/8/23 at 9:02 pm