The State Department has announced a temporary halt on issuing work visas for foreign nationals seeking to work as commercial truck drivers in the United States. This decision, revealed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, aims to address concerns over the rising number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads, which is seen as a threat to American lives and the livelihoods of local truckers.
The move comes in the wake of a tragic incident on Florida's Turnpike where an illegal U-turn by a truck driver resulted in a fatal crash that claimed three lives. The driver, identified as Harjinder Singh, held a commercial driver's license in California despite allegedly being in the country illegally, raising questions about the enforcement of regulations governing commercial driver licensing.
