More than 700 Trucking companies list the same address in Signal Hill, California near Long Beach, which is the 2nd largest container port in America
About 500 of the companies share the same phone number and email address – leading many to believe major Fraud is happening in the trucking industry – hurting American trucking companies.
Joe Biden pumped $57 million in grants into the trucking industry in 2021 with The Biden-Harris Trucking Action Plan working to streamline drivers getting their CDL licenses- which it did – as more than 876,000 CDLs have been issued since January 2021.
At the same time, Biden expanded programs like CBP One and CHNV parole which issued work permits to more than 531,000 migrant, and added 70,000 H-2B visas allowing migrants to pursue trucking jobs.
The U.S. experienced a 400% rise in freight fraud from 2022 to 2023.
In April 2023, the potential fraud was reported to the FMCSA, highlighting the improbability of so many companies operating from a single, small building in a town of 11,500 people – yet nothing has been done.
The email address – [email protected] – has been described as mocking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
In April President Donald Trump signed an executive order saying that speaking English is a non-negotiable safety requirement” for Truck drivers.
The Executive order came about one month after 37-year-old Solomun Weldekeal Araya rammed his truck into 17 vehicles after failing to stop, killing five people including a child and an infant.
Video taken after the crash appears to show that Araya was unable to speak English
Austin Police charged him with five counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault.
His bond was reduced from $1.2 million to $7 thousand
