Poorly vetted foreign drivers flooding U.S. highways, causing deadly crashes
04/07/2025 / By Laura Harris
- American highways are becoming more dangerous due to an influx of poorly vetted foreign truck drivers, many with questionable immigration statuses and inadequate qualifications.
- A little-known category, non-domicile commercial licenses (CLPs/CDLs), allows foreign drivers, including asylum seekers and migrants, to operate commercial vehicles without permanent U.S. residency, often with minimal oversight.
- Trucking advocate Shannon Everett warns of a “deliberate erosion” of safety standards, blaming lobbying efforts by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) for policies that prioritize cheap labor over highway safety.
- A recent Texas 18-wheeler crash, involving a non-citizen driver with limited English proficiency, left 5 dead (including a child and infant) and 12 injured, raising concerns about lax licensing and training standards.
- American Truckers United (ATU) demands public disclosure of the driver’s background, training and licensing, arguing that current policies “destroy decades of safety progress” in the trucking industry.
American highways have become increasingly dangerous in recent years due to a surge of unqualified, poorly vetted foreign drivers, many with questionable immigration statuses, operating massive tractor-trailers and commercial vehicles.
In an exclusive interview with Border Hawk, Shannon Everett, a veteran trucking industry advocate and leader of American Truckers United (ATU), revealed the alarming trend of unqualified foreign drivers obtaining commercial licenses with little oversight.
Everett, who has been investigating the “deliberate erosion” of safety standards in the commercial trucking industry, explained that a little-known category of licensing, non-domicile commercial learner’s permits (CLPs) and commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs), has opened the floodgates for foreign drivers who may lack proper qualifications, English proficiency or even legal residency.
“When we first started working on this, we had a deep understanding and knowledge of what was taking place with Mexico and Canada and the loopholes that were being abused to bring foreign commercial driver’s licenses onto American roadways,” Everett said.
However, he also clarified that the ATU had no idea how many non-citizens, including asylum seekers and migrants, are now getting U.S. CDLs under these non-domicile licenses.
“We have seen a radical shift in the trucking industry, and what everybody is experiencing out on the highways is a result of a significant policy change that happened in the last several years,” Everett stated.
These permits, introduced after lobbying efforts by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), allow foreign nationals from outside North America to obtain CDLs without permanent U.S. residency. Many of these drivers enter the country through Biden-era parole programs, which grant temporary work authorization.
“They’re completely destroying all the hard work that the whole industry has worked on for the last 30 or 40 years to make our highways safer in the name of political correctness or whatever agenda they have, and people’s lives are being ruined,” he said.
Deadly Texas crash involving migrant truck driver highlights danger of radical shift in trucking industry
The dangers of this policy shift were tragically highlighted in a deadly crash in Austin, Texas, on March 27, involving a commercial truck driver who held a U.S. CDL but was not a citizen.
Solomun Weldekeal Araya, a 37-year-old migrant from the Horn of Africa who speaks little English, was behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler when he plowed into 17 stopped vehicles on Interstate 35. Witnesses said the 18-wheeler slammed into stopped traffic as if Araya forgot to brake. (Related: Truck carrying radioactive uranium crashes in North Carolina.)
A preliminary breathalyzer test showed a 0.00 blood alcohol concentration, but police noted Araya exhibited “all six” signs of intoxication and failed a field sobriety test. Investigators suspect he may have been under the influence of depressants. The tragedy left five dead at the scene, including a child and an infant, and 12 injured.
Moreover, advocacy group American Truckers United wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Araya “barely spoke English,” suggesting he may have obtained a non-domicile CDL.
“American Truckers United believes there is a 90 percent chance at least one of the truck drivers was a non-citizen truck driver. The accident investigation should include a background on the licensing, training and qualifications of the truck drivers. This information should be made available to the public immediately!” American Truckers United posted.
Araya, who remains in custody at Travis County Jail, now faces multiple counts of intoxication manslaughter.
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