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| CBS '60 Minutes' Left Out The Most Damning Part Of The Story |
| 2026-04-16 |
| [ZERO] Over the last year, the American people have awakened to the reality of truck drivers unable to speak English, operating with non-domicile CDLs, and wreaking havoc on our roadways. What had yet to gain national attention was the ownership behind these illicit trucking companies. The 60 Minutes special that aired this weekend finally changed that by exposing one of the worst “chameleon carriers” in the industry. The CBS report laid out the crisis in stark detail. The motor carrier mentioned is a Serbian-based network that repeatedly sheds its identity—changing names and USDOT numbers—to erase thousands of safety violations and hundreds of crashes. Drivers described forced 18-hour days, ELD cheating orchestrated by dispatchers in Serbia, and paychecks that came back negative after excessive lease, insurance, and repair fees were skimmed off the top. The carrier network racked up nearly 15,000 violations and 500 accidents in just two years while hauling freight for major shippers. Yet the carrier insists it is merely a “leasing company,” not a motor carrier, and therefore bears no responsibility for the trucks or drivers operating under its trailers. 60 Minutes built a compelling case that dismantled their narrative. What 60 Minutes likely left on the cutting-room floor is the most damning part of the story: who keeps loading these illegal carriers with freight in the first place? Who failed—or refused—to vet the motor carrier, its foreign ownership, or its forced-labor operations? The answer points directly to freight brokers, with industry giant C.H. Robinson at the forefront. Despite the motor carrier not being a registered motor carrier with the USDOT, C.H. Robinson awarded it “Carrier of the Year” in the 1,000+ truck category for 2025. Industry sources allege that the selection process for this award involves rigorous vetting and requires final approval from upper management. Such high-level oversight strongly suggests that senior leadership at C.H. Robinson may have been directly involved in bestowing one of its most prestigious honors on a well-known chameleon carrier. This is not merely a failure of due diligence. It reflects a pattern of willful blindness, driven by greed, that prioritizes profit margins over safety, regulatory compliance, and the integrity of America’s trucking industry. Related: Truck driver 04/15/2026 IDF strikes Hezbollah sites in Aadshit, southern Lebanon, IDF reservist died in vehicle crash Sunday Truck driver 04/03/2026 DEF Requirement Removed for Diesel Trucks in the US Truck driver 03/30/2026 Operation Lone Star in Texas drives smuggling operations south, across Gulf Related: Non-domicile CDL 10/01/2025 Texas DPS suspends issuing certain categories of Commercial Driver's Licenses Non-domicile CDL 07/01/2025 Sec. of Transportation Sean Duffy Exposes Scandal: Previous admin handed work permits & CDLs to non-citizens Related: Freight broker 11/07/2023 What the 'Great Trucking Recession' Is Warning Us About the Economy Freight broker 11/06/2010 N.Korea Pursues Dream of Int'l Business Hub Freight broker 10/31/2003 Michelle Malkin: Whoâs guarding our military equipment? Related: 60 Minutes 04/05/2026 Steve Kroft rips ‘60 Minutes' as cutthroat, toxic workplace: ‘I hated it' 60 Minutes 03/20/2026 'Most spy chiefs agree: Biden-era intel assessment on Havana Syndrome should be retracted 60 Minutes 02/25/2026 The Fani Files: Georgia prosecutor plotted Trump case closely with Biden DOJ, J6 Democrats: memos |
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