Semi Crash Kills Mother/Daughter.

[shtferbrains]

Driving is considered a laborers job.
Trucking is an easy entry/exit level industry hence low margin

The attraction for the south Asians is the expanded paid hours that are available.
They are especially looking for per mile pay.
Not hard to see why they fill a lot of the seats as it is hard nowadays to find locals that are looking for extra hours and are motivated by money.

Imagine having an employee that always wanted more hours and only complained when you sent him home.
If you only give them regular work weeks they soon find a second job.

[blackpowder]

Or, like the gas station workers, work for room and board in your uncle's business just to come here.
U can find huge mansions around Edmonton with gravel trucks parked outside.

[chuckChuck]

There are a lot of questionable semi drivers and they all can't be south asian because most of the local semis in our area have locals driving.

Absolutely, new drivers need better training, but often industry groups and farmers argue against better training and higher requirements. It costs more money and time.

I don't know how many times a slow moving semi has pulled out in front of us because they wont wait for traffic! Yeah thanks alot you idiot!

Not to mention that a very large percentage of their trucks, when stopped won't pass a safety. That's not very reassuring!

We do about 5000 kms a year and get our farm semi safetied once a year or so.

And what about all those farmers pulling or driving farm equipment on the highways? They kill a few people a year too. They also need better training and better attention to safety which is lacking on many farms. Hence the large number of farm related "accidents" many of which could have been prevented.

[seldomseen]

A four year old knows what a stop sign is. Flashing red stop signs with rumble strips is really hard to miss! No amount of training can fix someone that ignores those safety measures.
It’s an attitude!

[blackpowder]

Or booger sugar.