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(DC Pundit) – Commercial truck safety isn’t exactly a topic that gets people fired up at the dinner table, but maybe it should be. A recent enforcement operation conducted by Florida Highway Patrol and partner agencies produced results alarming enough to make even the most casual commuter think twice about sharing the highway with an 80,000-pound semi-truck.
Over four days, Florida Highway Patrol and partner agencies inspected more than 3,300 commercial vehicles, ultimately pulling 176 drivers off the road entirely. Among those removed from service, 35 were arrested on criminal charges and 42 were nabbed on immigration violations.
The safety deficiencies uncovered were jaw-dropping. “The most dangerous things we see are cracked brakes and broken airlines,” Major Tom Pikul of Florida Highway Patrol explained. “If there is an air release in a brake line, they have no brakes.” No functioning brakes. On public highways. Fantastic.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Mark Glass flagged another deeply troubling discovery — identification problems that defy belief. “Some of the driver’s licenses that we would find wouldn’t even have a name on the CDL — literally no name,” he revealed. No name. On a commercial driver’s license.
One particularly hair-raising incident involved a driver from Uzbekistan, living in New York, who was caught weaving across lanes on Interstate 75. A breathalyzer test revealed a blood alcohol level of 0.27 — seven times the legal limit for commercial drivers — with alcohol found right in the front seat. Body camera footage showed the driver had limited English comprehension.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has had enough. He recently finalized a rule banning unqualified foreign drivers from obtaining commercial licenses. “For far too long, America has allowed dangerous foreign drivers to abuse our truck licensing systems — wreaking havoc on our roadways. This safety loophole ends today,” Duffy said.
Under President Trump’s administration, common sense is finally making a comeback on American highways.
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