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Hubby has to renew his CDL license with endorsments by his birthday in March. He went over Friday to the license place to renew and was told they needed to see his birth certificate. Why?, he asked. Well, to prove he was AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.!
Now, let's see. He war born in West Virginia in '44. he served 4 years in the navy. he has had a driver's licnse for 50 years. Got his first Texas license in "65. Has had a Texas CDL license since "72. He draws social security, and now he has to prove he is an American citizen to get his license renewed for the umpteeth time!
And as the woman told him, that isn't it. He has to pay $89 for a back ground check. HUH? a background check. He had to pay $60 odd for one done about 1 1/2 years ago for the Homeland secirity to get his TWIK card to get into most plants. (By the way, he has only ever been asked for it ONE time. Has pulled it out a number of times to show and the don't even look at it.) So why does he need another one?
Well, says the lady, this one is for the state of Texas. Hubby replies "I hae the one from Homeland security, isn't that good enough for the state." No. state requires all getting CDL to have a seperate background check.
So depsite having been born here, served in the naby, had a drivers' licesne for 50 years, a CDL for 40 years, drawing social security, having a Homeland Security backgrown check with TWIK card to prove it, he still has to produce a birth certificate in order to prove he is an american citizen, and pay for a state back ground check in order to get his CDL renewed.
oh, one other thing. the governement has set up a "points system" where each CDL is given so many points and if you get stopped with a tail light out, you lose a point, anything thing that the DOT finds wrong--if it is the mechanics fault--you lost points and after losing so many points, you lose your license. It don't know if this is en effect now or not, but drivers were up in arms over it.
We are wondering how many trucks coming in from Mexico (many are rattletraps) are driving by drivers with no real knowledge of American rules, they certainally do not have a homeland security or Texas background check, no way of knowing if their driver's license is really covereing what it should or not. Hubby has seen some of the rigs down in border towns and he said he wouldn't even get in one much less drive it, and many of the drivers do not even speak English.
We think this Texas back ground check is just a way for Texas to take in a little more money. Cleared by Homeland security should be enough. The governments on all levels is making it harder and harder on truckers.
Perhaps they should all shu6 down ande when folks piled up at service stations with no gas, at grocery stores with no food on shelves, at schools, resturants, etc with no food, at stores with no goods, massive lay offs at plants becuase they get get materials or products----perhaps they would put up an outcry to cut back on the stupid rules and regs and fees for truckers..keep the important ones, the ones for safety, etc, but these stupid ones have to go.
Now, let's see. He war born in West Virginia in '44. he served 4 years in the navy. he has had a driver's licnse for 50 years. Got his first Texas license in "65. Has had a Texas CDL license since "72. He draws social security, and now he has to prove he is an American citizen to get his license renewed for the umpteeth time!
And as the woman told him, that isn't it. He has to pay $89 for a back ground check. HUH? a background check. He had to pay $60 odd for one done about 1 1/2 years ago for the Homeland secirity to get his TWIK card to get into most plants. (By the way, he has only ever been asked for it ONE time. Has pulled it out a number of times to show and the don't even look at it.) So why does he need another one?
Well, says the lady, this one is for the state of Texas. Hubby replies "I hae the one from Homeland security, isn't that good enough for the state." No. state requires all getting CDL to have a seperate background check.
So depsite having been born here, served in the naby, had a drivers' licesne for 50 years, a CDL for 40 years, drawing social security, having a Homeland Security backgrown check with TWIK card to prove it, he still has to produce a birth certificate in order to prove he is an american citizen, and pay for a state back ground check in order to get his CDL renewed.
oh, one other thing. the governement has set up a "points system" where each CDL is given so many points and if you get stopped with a tail light out, you lose a point, anything thing that the DOT finds wrong--if it is the mechanics fault--you lost points and after losing so many points, you lose your license. It don't know if this is en effect now or not, but drivers were up in arms over it.
We are wondering how many trucks coming in from Mexico (many are rattletraps) are driving by drivers with no real knowledge of American rules, they certainally do not have a homeland security or Texas background check, no way of knowing if their driver's license is really covereing what it should or not. Hubby has seen some of the rigs down in border towns and he said he wouldn't even get in one much less drive it, and many of the drivers do not even speak English.
We think this Texas back ground check is just a way for Texas to take in a little more money. Cleared by Homeland security should be enough. The governments on all levels is making it harder and harder on truckers.
Perhaps they should all shu6 down ande when folks piled up at service stations with no gas, at grocery stores with no food on shelves, at schools, resturants, etc with no food, at stores with no goods, massive lay offs at plants becuase they get get materials or products----perhaps they would put up an outcry to cut back on the stupid rules and regs and fees for truckers..keep the important ones, the ones for safety, etc, but these stupid ones have to go.
