Illegal immigrant truck drivers endanger Americans as foreign companies ‘exploit’ industry, exec says

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A trucking executive claims that the U.S. has allowed “foreign-owned entities” who don’t follow regulations to “export” and “exploit” the industry, which he believes explains the surge in illegal immigrant drivers.

The federal government is cracking down on illegal immigrant truck drivers following a wave of fatal crashes across America. In late October, the Department of Homeland Security announced 146 illegal immigrant truck drivers were arrested along northwest Indiana highways as part of “Operation Midway Blitz.”

On Oct. 15, Borko Stankovic, an illegal immigrant, was driving on U.S. Highway 20 in Indiana when traffic came to a stop due to a Ram Sprinter turning near Douglas Drive, but the suspect didn’t appear to slow down in his semi-truc