mississippi, so you are saying that because he was a Mexican, his wheels fell off, and that had he have been a white man they would not have fallen off? Sounds like a really bad case of prejudice to me! Not that I care, but proper maintenance has nothing to do with the color of your skin! If the guy was never caught, how do you know he was a Mexican? The same scenario could have happened to anyone, white,black,or Mexican! I’m am a holder of a Class A CDL, with dbl/tpl/hazmat endorsements, and also a Diesel Mechanic. I have been to the interstate many times to recover tandems which have gone astray! As far as the case with this article, as I previously stated, if the man was LEGALLY issued a CDL license, he SHOULD be allowed to drive! As to those of you that think that ANYONE can pass a CDL examination, PLEASE HUMOR ME, and go pick up a CDL book, and TRY to go take it! It’s NOT as easy as you may think, if it were, there would not be so many “Truck Driving Schools” !!!!

MISSISSIPPI-How did you know he was a Mexican that couldn’t speak English if they never caught him? Sounds like a bogus story to me.

I used to do adult basic education testing. I’ll tell you all that it was a miracle if someone scored above an 8th grade reading level. Traffic signs are UNIVERSAL. If they have HAZMAT, the sheets on that are printed in Spanish, too. Idiotic law that does not apply acrosss the board.

AMEN!!!!  I was hit by a the tandem set of wheels off of a truck operated by a mexican who could not speak English, his truck was not properly maintained and as a result he could have killed me and never thought twice about it.  The wheels came off his truck crossed the median of the interstate and hit me head on while I was heading home from nursing school.  He did not stop but due to me being a firefighter/EMT when it happened I used my fire radio to call for help.  Multiple units from various agencies responded and were immediately looking for this guy.  In the end we were one step behind him and he ultimately got away but as a result authorities were able to seize his load and of course the plates on the trailer were to a bogus company but due to the Grace of God I survived.  I think this is a wonderful law and I hope that it makes a difference for the safety of myself, you, your family and friends.  The MHP investigator told me that there was no reason for me to be here beside God

Take the guy to Gitmo and thirty lashings…

Thats why you have pen and paper on hand…What if he was this…that…blah blah blah…The point is the guy needs to be able to communicate in english…If they cant…NO CDL

I’m sure he had paperwork that had every bit of information that the police officer needed. (This was NOT a traffic stop, but a routine stop at a weigh station.) What if instead of Mexican, he’d just been mute or had lost his voice?

I don’t like the thought of one of these south of the border jockeys running wide open with a load of propane and thinking he was carrying milk !

IMO…If someone could possibly be transporting anything toxic / explosive….It sure makes good sense that they speak english well enough to carry on a conversation. I know this guy was hauling onions….but it could have been something else….

He speaks English on a 3rd grade level, that’s better than most telemarketers and gas station employees I’ve run into lately.