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A U.S. Senate Candidate Says Foreign Truckers Are Making America’s Roads Unsafe. His Own Truckers Have Caused Harm. (www.propublica.org)

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[-] auzy1@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This is particularly an issue here in Australia.

Our most vocal racist community is our Truckie community. They blame everyone for everything except themselves. They even argue that normal drivers shouldn't pull over for sleep and that it's killing Truckies (less spots for them to stop). It's always about them..

And they always love to emphasise how important and irresplacable they are, despite the fact it's one of Australia's lowest skilled jobs.

When fuel prices went up, many of them were demanding they strike and block all the roads because many signed bad/risky contracts they didn't want to blame themselves for

Not all of them, but the problem is so bad a newspaper even recently published how toxic they were

[-] limelight79@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

In the US, every time I see any video of a truck crash, there are tons of racist comments about the driver of the truck, who can't even be seen in most of the videos.

Because, as everyone knows, no white guy has ever caused a truck crash. Ever.

I assume the issue here is that they sit around all day listening to right wing radio.

[-] auzy1@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Yep.. Here in Australia, they call them all "Raj".

Not all of them, but, at least on Facebook, they seem to make us look bad internationally

[-] limelight79@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, here, I see comments about their footwear or possibly wearing a turban. Oh and none of them can speak English. In fairness, English proficiency is a requirement to get a CDL (commercial driver's license), and somehow some states did issue CDLs to people who were not proficient in English...but I seriously doubt it's more than a tiny percentage of drivers that don't meet the standard.

[-] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Where I work we have 20-30 large trucks everyday. 99% of them the driver can't speak any English. Like at fucking all.

The requirements to speak English to get a CDL is a fucking joke. Always has been.

This is California.

A few days ago we had a oversize flatbed driven by a guy who's English was so shit we where having a conversation via Google translate on his personal cell phone.

English requirements for basically anything are a fucking joke. Its barely ever enforced to even the absolute bare minimum degree. In my experience.

[-] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Classic selfish right-wing cunt behavior.

[-] desiccated_event@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago

What do i need to live in this world? How many mushrooms must I take?

[-] DarkSirrush@piefed.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

Just one, depending on the type.

[-] desiccated_event@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

Done and done. Meet you soon kin internet stranger.

[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Trucks are making America's roads unsafe. They are inherently dangerous. I keep my fucking distance from them to the extent reasonable.

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