When a foreign trucker killed three people in Florida in August with a careless, illegal U-turn on a highway, I was not shocked. We Canadians hear about news stories like this on a regular enough basis.
But completely foreign to me was prompt action taken by American officials in response to the senseless deaths: driver Harjinder Singh was immediately charged with three counts of vehicular homicide and three counts of manslaughter, and one week later, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio halted the issuance of all work visas for commercial truckers, acknowledging the increasing safety risk they posed.
We Chased Driverless Trucks In Texas. What We Saw Will Scare You.
The comments on the true nature of the so called “Driver Shortage” are interesting.
