Fraud and Foreign Labor Are Endangering American Truckers and National Security
Fraud and foreign labor threaten American truckers, road safety, and national security — and few Americans even realize how deeply the problem runs. The U.S. trucking industry, the backbone of domestic supply chains, is now buckling under a quiet crisis of fake credentials, foreign labor exploitation, and systemic neglect made worse by the Biden administration’s open-border policies.
For years, the licensing and oversight of commercial drivers have been dangerously lax. While the Trump administration’s Department of Transportation, led by Secretary Sean Duffy, began reforming the CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) system, the damage from years of negligence is only now being revealed.
A Hidden Threat on America’s Highways
According to industry veteran Bill Skinner, president of Skinner Transfer Corp., “One third of the fleet hauling our freight in this country is not controlled by American citizens.” That’s not a political talking point — it’s a warning.
In a viral September 22 X post, Skinner described a collision between one of his trucks and a Werner Enterprises vehicle operated by a non-domiciled CDL holder on I-80 in Ohio. The incident highlights a growing pattern: foreign nationals, many from nations with minimal driving oversight, are being licensed to operate 40-ton rigs on American roads.
Fraud and foreign labor threaten American truckers not only by undercutting wages but by introducing unvetted and potentially unsafe drivers into the system. These are not isolated events — they’re the byproduct of a bureaucratic structure that values quotas and cost savings over integrity and safety.
A System Exploited
Experts warn that the commercial driver’s license system is being abused through fraudulent testing centers and loosely monitored training programs. Some foreign drivers allegedly obtain credentials without meeting the same rigorous standards as American citizens, creating a two-tier system that erodes trust and threatens lives.
The consequences go beyond economic fairness. Every fraudulent CDL weakens the integrity of America’s supply chain, exposes national security vulnerabilities, and endangers road safety. As one former DOT official put it, “When you don’t know who’s driving the trucks that move your food, fuel, and defense materials, you no longer control your borders — even within your own country.”
Restoring Integrity to the Road
The Trump administration began tightening federal CDL rules, mandating stricter identity verification and auditing training providers. But under the current administration, enforcement has weakened. The result: the same system now overrun by corruption, undercutting legitimate American truckers who follow the law and keep the nation’s freight moving.
Fraud and foreign labor threaten American truckers because they strike at the heart of what makes the U.S. economy strong — trust, security, and accountability. Without decisive reform and enforcement, America risks losing control of its most essential lifeline: the highway.
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