Is Cabotage SCREWING the American Trucker? - B1 Visa Exposed!

Are foreign workers taking American trucking jobs? Is Cabotage via B1 Visa screwing the American trucker? Today's cabotage violations reveal a loophole that's been exploited for decades. U.S. carriers are accused of hiring B1 visa drivers from Mexico to haul loads within the US, undercutting trucker wages and harming American truck drivers.
In this video, we break down:
How B1 visas are misused for Cabotage violations
The impact on U.S. truck driver jobs and trucking wages
The truck driver shortage in Mexico caused by this cabotage practice
How this issue has been going on for over 25 years!
Is Canada doing the same thing?
We'll also discuss what can be done to protect American trucking jobs and ensure fair competition in the trucking industry. Don't miss this important trucking video!
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00:00 - Intro
00:49 - Cabotage
06:52 - Top Loads
15:51 - Learn More

[@richmedina675]

Yes it’s happening I run in Texas can’t negotiate with brokers. You ask for more they don’t budge because they know the Mexican driver will take the load first pennies on the dollar 💵 😳 can’t blame B1 gotta blame the USA company and government it’s all about profits and the bottom line!!

[@kajg4236]

b1 drivers flooding Los Angeles market taking $1 a mile back to TX (laredo) to get back cross the border.

[@thomaswitch3357]

My company wont send me to California because of this. The breaking of cabotage laws with regard to B1 drivers out of Laredo is so rampant. Everyone is breaking them except for the very large companies that are supposed to be under more scrutiny, but there is no scrutiny to be found anywhere . We have to call CBP in Laredo when we see B1 drivers bring empties into shippers in Laredo and we have to flood their answering machine with reports of violations to force their hand into enforcing these damn laws. I called just one truck dealer in Oklahoma and he said they’re repossessing 90+ trucks a month. It is all because of what’s happening with B1 drivers. That truck dealer did not even know what a B1 driver is. The lobbyists and large “international” companies are intentionally trying to keep us from knowing. Only drivers who live and truck out of Laredo know what’s happening, and of course the primary culprits- the large truck companies and their lobbyists such as Pam transport, DB Shenker ( USA truck) etc. How come there is nothing in the news about what’s happening with B1 drivers and the US trucking industry? I tried to contact OMG/Project Veritas about this but apparently they’re too interested in drama involving gay dating websites or something. All these lease purchase and owner operators losing their shirts will surely cause a crash. They already outsourced all our factory jobs. That’s why we truck. They take away our trucking industry what will we do? Make tik tok videos? And btw, what the hell are American truck companies doing hiring foreign nationals to drive for them for 28 cents a mile? It’s not even outsourcing anymore- like some bizarre new thing called “insourcing”??!! It’s American truck companies on American soil that are replacing US truck drivers with foreigners!!! What the hell? I thought that was unlawful? Hasn’t there already been a precedent set with Western Express losing a court battle after they underpaid drivers intentionally? How are they getting away with exploiting poor Mexican nationals , who if they dont load up two huge igloo coolers with cheap food before going to Michigan etc, hardly have any money left once they get back to Mexico because the truck stop food is way overpriced for someone making 28 cents a mile?

[@MS-oz2wu]

I saw this posted this morning their using b1 MEXICAN TRUCK DRIVERS. I knew they were using Mexicans to do this. I just didn't have the power to investigate it. The gov & truck business in CA are using the also. CA allowed illegals to get drivers licenses so they could get around to the Tratiors jobs. In CA they also let another Asian to drive you see Indains & Pakistanis all over at the truck stops.

[@Jose-gq8wc]

With this shrinking economy they need to stop these trucks from coming into the us

[@patryk2497]

FACTS!!!!

[@wetwilly8425]

Definitely see trucks with double plates out here. But rarely

[@danielross7032]

I live in south Texas. It’s nothing new. They get great rates out of Mexico and take fuel money loads to get back.

[@NLD88000]

I tried to take a load from usa to Mexico laredo to Mexico city 4 k ..bunch of red tape government needs to level the playing field

[@BobSmith-ui4qu]

Under the law you are allowed to p.u. In the u.s. and go to any point in Canada or Mexico. You are not allowed to pu in u.s. and go to any point in the u.s. You are allowed to p.u. In the u.s. and deliver in the u.s. if it on a direct line with the load you have p.u. In the u.s. to Canada. Example; p.u. 1st Load in tx going to Winnipeg, mb and as you are passing (2nd load )Fargo you drop in Fargo. You can not p.u. two loads in tx, 1 for Winnipeg and 1 for Ga. Ga is not in a straight line to Winnipeg, it is out of the way. Penalty if you are caught, 10000 $ ,arrest jail deportation, banned from future visits to u.s. and seizure of your vehicle, that you don’t get back.

[@GPROMOTIONS]

They don’t give a Fck that my friend

[@ftworthgent]

The problem is enforcing the law on this!!

[@thomaswitch3357]

I recently read the only way is involve ICE believe it or not. I’ve been researching it for two years. Gotta take pictures of driver, tractor, trailer and plates and then report only online at the ICE website. We all need to do this. B1 drivers and their American employers are flagrantly breaking the laws

[@kajg4236]

see plenty at truck stops on the i10 that don't speak a lick of English

[@damionvoss1227]

Absolutely 💯 and Thank you for your time and support 🙏🏾 🇺🇲

[@johngrimm511]

Took a spin around the Loves the other night,half the trucks were either Canadian or Mexican(some double plated with TX IRP) trucks. This was not that bad a year ago….What happened. And please don’t tell me this is not affecting the rates.

[@dman3531]

How many long time trucking companies have gone out of business vs how many NEW FOREIGN companies have came in business??? Esp Cali

[@openroadamerica]

Canadian truckers drive into USA then we pick up loads to get back out, are you expecting us to drive empty?

[@thomaswitch3357]

Two years ago lobbyists for large global truck companies in the US went to congress to change one cabotage law that was in place to protect US drivers. That law prohibited B1 drivers from teaming. Once they changed that the floodgates opened. Whats worse is there are 1000+ small truck companies in Laredo that they and their B1 drivers are breaking multiple cabotage laws on an hourly basis. Just in Texas alone there are over 30,000 B1 drivers operating. Just in Texas! So there’s a driver shortage? And what happened to the old rule that when there is a demand for work the wages go up? 28 cents a mile for a B1 that could have 20 years experience, doesn’t matter. The smart ones have to load up big coolers with cheap food. Everyone loses

[@toddgarland5221]

Yes this is part of the reason for rates are dropping.

[@dman3531]

@openroadtruth it's not just coming in and then back out. When I see them on I-10, I-40, I-70... they're traveling east and west, not north and south????..... Then, it's not off that north/south main highways within a decent radius, it's several hundred miles away.

[@sidelusa]

These companies must be exposed and black balled.

[@truckingwithcliff]

Swift has a company with a different nane that comes out if mexico, it has the swift logo but nit swift name

[@daMillenialTrucker]

Trans-Mex is the company name

[@truckingwithcliff]

@@daMillenialTrucker I'm retarded and my memory isn't as crisp as it once was lol

[@shasha-km9dv]

Stop b1 visa for truck drivers

[@RomeoUrsu-fy9qo]

Curent President doesn’t know if is today or last year…last President negotiated a new NAFTA …probably for some extra deal for his friends.

[@hoodooking1133]

Idk how can they drive and can't speak or read English and what are we all going to do about all this we need to strike but my way, we all should pick one broker that we don't use for one week and cycle through brokers so they will all hurt 😅

[@GPROMOTIONS]

You do your homework thanks

[@AFTDispatch]

Thank you very much and since this video raised a lot of questions and comments, I'll be covering that in much greater detail in today's Live video at 4PM CST. Stop by if you can.

[@timlill2526]

I'm canadian 25 years on the road. there is a 10000 dollar fine for cabatage.ive never done it nor have I ever talked with anyone who has.cant say what the Mexicans are doing.

[@AFTDispatch]

Thanks for stopping by. I've seen this from Canadian carriers many times over the years. In the past we were able to dispatch Canadian carriers but load boards have changed their rules and so now we only work with dual-authority carriers from Canada. It's the global economy that is pushing for this to happen. Unfortunately it does happen and often without any negative repercussions, otherwise it wouldn't be as rampant. I'm hearing from others in the comments who are in the Laredo area and are saying it's been an ongoing issue and now rates have completely plummeted.

[@thomaswitch3357]

Im at a reefer shipper in SC. I parked next to a B1 that drives for a small company in El Paso Tx. I asked him in Spanish where he was going after getting loaded. He said Laredo. I asked him if he was delivering at a warehouse in Laredo, which is against cabotage law, he answered yes. I dont have a choice but to take pictures of the tractor, the plates and the trailer. Btw, it’s a Swift trailer. If Swift is knowingly breaking law by trying to put “blame” on the small trucking company in El Paso it doesn’t matter. Swift, the small company AND the B1 driver are ALL CULPABLE. Everyone should be doing this type of reporting ASAP. It doesn’t even take that much Spanish to dig. Btw, I’ve contacted the Teamsters Union in my region today. Being from Texas I never thought I would’ve ever thought it necessary to organize/ join a union but the time has come. My fear is that lobbyists are trying to change more laws that protect the US trucking industry at this moment. We don’t have a choice. Additionally, I must add that I notice a pattern when I inform shippers and brokers about the B1/cabotage problem. To my shock many have thanked me for the information only to follow suit with switching over to B1s because “everyone is doing it”

[@jaygraves2399]

Agree

[@lwrefrigeratedexpress5698]

Just look at the major trucking companies that have Mexican baseplates and u.s baseplates. We are getting screwed. Melissa valley Swift, cr England. Caledon was another one

[@AFTDispatch]

I keep hearing this from more and more truckers in the comments. We'll be covering that in much greater detail in today's Live video at 4PM CST. Stop by if you can.

[@thomaswitch3357]

This video is way overdue. Large US truck company lobbyists such, as Pam Transport, USA truck/DB Shenker etc. went to congress two years ago and secretly lobbied to change one cabotage law that was put into place for one reason and that reason was TO PROTECT AMERICAN DRIVERS. Those lobbyists managed to convince congress to change that law which simply prohibited B1 drivers from teaming. After that was changed and they were allowed to team, the floodgates opened. Pam transport was one of the first companies to start shuttling foreign nationals across the bridge to the Pam terminal in Laredo where as many as 50 B1s a week went and still go through orientation. It doesn’t matter if the B1 has 3 or 30 years driving experience Pam is paying them 28 cents a mile and promising them permanent residence after 3 years. They and the lobbyists and congress need to be sued. This also opened the floodgates when word got out to all the small and medium sized truck companies based in Laredo. The ones who are breaking all the cabotage laws are the small companies in Laredo. I am witness to this all the time. They’re warehousers/shippers, dispatchers, brokers and company owners breaking several cabotage laws on a daily basis flagrantly. I called CBP to report them and CBP is not enforcing the laws at all. The small truck companies are intentionally sending B1 drivers with single US plates to avoid scrutiny. They’re doing local loads in Laredo. They’re constantly picking up loads that originate in Laredo. Theyre going to multiple stops and destinations in the US. They bobtail all around Laredo and park the tractor at Walmart and Target and basically live in the US. Im talking thousands on a daily basis. They are all paid 28 cents a mile or less. In my research I found out that you actually have to report most of these activities to ICE, believe it or not. But you cannot call ICE to report. Instructions are to go online to the ICE website and make a report. Bur everyone must do this!!!! In Texas alone at any given time there are over 30,000 B1 drivers! That’s just Texas! B1 drivers and their law-breaking employers make Canadian drivers look like saints, btw. Ther is no comparison. B1 drivers and their American employers are destroying the US trucking industry and no doubt will crash the economy. I called just one large truck sales lot in Oklahoma and they said they’re repossessing 90 trucks a month from owner operators. Let’s organize and do something!!!!!

[@thomaswitch3357]

I’ve been researching this for two years and have worked for 4 companies that have screwed over US drivers in Laredo in favor of cheap B1 drivers which are being exploited thereby cheapening frieght. I have recordings and photos and videos and will continue to be vigilant. Still to this day when I talk to 100 American truck drivers that arent from Laredo it never fails that all 100 haven’t even heard of what a B1 is. Please get the wors out before otsbto late. I have contacted the teamsters through email even though I’m usually anti-union. We don’t have a choice anymore

[@alejandromtzl]

They have mini settlement caps where they stay for a month so they won't cross all the time into Mex. But hey, brokers love it.

[@IgorIglin]

There is also a shortage of drivers in Europe. However, so that drivers’ salaries do not grown up to 8, 10, 12, etc. thousands euros per month in Europe there is a legal opportunity to invite drivers from other countries. In the USA, such visas for temporary workers are only available in agriculture, as far as I know.

[@francomtz7115]

The problem is that USA carriers are based out of Mexican carriers and getting cheaper labor no different than tha car manufurers.

[@AFTDispatch]

They're US-based companies hiring Mexican labor using the B-1 Visa. We'll be covering that in much greater detail in today's Live video at 4PM CST. Stop by if you can.

[@Parasefvirte]

Yea , that is totally correct

[@AFTDispatch]

Thanks for stopping by, this video caused a bit of a ruckus so I'll be covering that in much greater detail in today's Live video at 4PM CST. Stop by if you can.

[@timothyhorton6352]

Wow, how did you not know this, being a dispatcher?

[@AFTDispatch]

As mentioned in the video, I've never heard of the term "Cabotage" and learned of it from one of our viewers. I have run into this many times over the years from Canadian carriers who we did dispatch in the past but never worked with Mexican carriers. We'll be covering that in much greater detail in today's Live video at 4PM CST. Stop by if you can.

[@ianbolah5873]

Those numbers are meaningless if you can’t state what the drivers netted after expenses. We all know fuel is a major expense.

[@texwilliams5802]

Short week last week, but AFT helped me get $3000 last week @ $2.30 per mile. First QTR this year they dispatched me 22,000 miles, grossed $71.2k at $3.50 per mile. Thanks to Andy, an amazing partner. Special thanks to V, who has his pulse on the market conditions each week.

[@elreal1342]

I been driving for 12 years and I never take a loan less then 2 dollars so is simple if is a load for 1 dollar don’t take it look for another one

[@nickram822]

Forza transport in laredo is the cabotage king they have mobile homes in the yard for those b1 and they don’t cross the border

[@johnvandenburg5224]

Fuel in Ontario cheaper than ny

[@blakelong9214]

How do I get in contact with you to dispatch our trucks and can you keep team trucks busy?

[@AFTDispatch]

Let's talk on Monday. Give us a call at [phone] Extension 1 and we'll go over everything. We can and do run teams, dry vans do best. Thanks for stopping by.

[@nickram822]

B1 mexican driver are taking all truck jobs for less and affecting the local economy this are out of control

[@itsmitchnewton7670]

Whats your rate for dispatch services

[@AFTDispatch]

Dispatch is on a flat rate basis of 7%. - [phone] tx.1 Thanks for stopping by and check out today's Live video at 4PM CST. Stop by if you can.

[@elviejopaulino1974]

It is happening all over brokers know they will do the load for Les then a dolar per mile do to they are supposed to get a load only if is going back to Mexico if they don’t have a load going back they are supposed to go back empty

[@AFTDispatch]

You're absolutely correct and I'm hearing more and more about this from other truckers in the TX area in the comments. We'll be covering that in much greater detail in today's Live video at 4PM CST. Stop by if you can.

[@moose6144]

I’m surprised that you don’t know that American driver can actually pick up a load in Canada and delivered in Canada. I’ll give you an example part of your load is going to Toronto so you deliver that load in Toronto your other load is going to Winnipeg in Toronto you find a load that is going to thunder Bay And it will fit in your trailer so you can pick that up and deliver it in thunder Bay and it is totally legal to do so as long as you do not divert to deliver that load off of the main route to your destination

[@AFTDispatch]

You're right, an American carrier can make one move within Canada to regroup but they still cannot operate continuously within Canada without a dual-authority. We'll be covering that in much greater detail in today's Live video at 4PM CST. Stop by if you can.

[@Richard-up9gb]

Its the same old story, money , money ,money .

[@AFTDispatch]

Follow the money...

[@alejandromtzl]

...And Brokers love it.

[@SK-dp3nz]

I’d like to talk about simple necessities , all truck stop restaurants are still being close since COVID-19 started . 2nd problem as* washing bottles inside the restrooms , take a shower goat herder !

[@shottava9314]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@alanlen8415]

Wow didn't kno this. Truckers are screw

[@AFTDispatch]

Yeah, me neither until recently. We'll be covering that in much greater detail in today's Live video at 4PM CST. Stop by if you can.

[@3HonestGoat3]

wow magically no more 4500 miles a weeek!!! gueess he cought on

[@AFTDispatch]

Our drivers run within legal HOS parameters, if this is what you're insinuating to.

[@jonathansicairos496]

I don't think this is the reason why rates are going down or why trucking companies are filling for bankruptcy in the US... freight industry and economy is just too BAD right now. US DOLLAR is not worth anything these days compared to the last years. I work with a lot of Mexican carriers and US carriers. Believe me, Mexican lanes are better paid right now than ever, while US lanes are the lowest we have ever seen.

[@HonestAbe615]

I see a lot of Canadian truckers than I see Mexicans operating in the east coast. Rarely seen two plates from Canada.

[@AFTDispatch]

If I was to take a guess. I'd say the Mexican side would be more prevalent in the southern states while the Canadian side would be more prevalent in the north and the northeast. Thanks for stopping by, we'll be covering that in much greater detail in today's Live video at 4PM CST. Stop by if you can.

[@openroadamerica]

Its illegal for Canadian carriers to book loads within the states. If its happening then you have to blame the brokers/dispatchers etc and the crooked carriers who are doing what they arent supposed to.

[@jefenumero2]

Is not just that, the economy is not good, companies that have snacks packaging are going bankruptcy there is no demand cause of the inflation. Families prefer to buy a lb of beef meat than a bag of doritos.

[@JoseLuna-gs6bu]

The canadian truckers they doing the same thing