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southerncrone

(5,506 posts)
5. My son told me a couple of years ago that many of the truckdrivers who long haul, especiallly from
Sun May 31, 2020, 11:51 PM
May 2020

Mexico, are Russian. Think about it, they have their pulse on the entire country, as they see it all. Plus we depend on them to deliver our goods. Infiltration at its best.

Kali

(55,003 posts)
6. that sounds kind of tin foil hat-ish but I did find this, on drivers here in the US -
Sun May 31, 2020, 11:56 PM
May 2020
https://www.fleetowner.com/resource-center/driver-management/article/21696194/immigrant-truck-drivers-shhhh-we-dont-talk-about-it

Where do the immigrant drivers come from? "The top five are Mexico, El Salvador, Cuba, India, and Guatemala," Lowry noted. "Eastern European countries like Poland and Ukraine are next and then it drops off quickly: Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Bosnia, Honduras, Columbia, Russia, and China."

The largest group -- representing 32% of immigrant truck drivers – is from Mexico.


southerncrone

(5,506 posts)
7. He works in the gas/oil industry & has contact w/truck stops, so he sees things.
Sun May 31, 2020, 11:59 PM
May 2020

Not tin-foil hat at all. Observation. Perhaps they are more prevalent in the South. Don't know.

sarisataka

(18,483 posts)
8. Ukrainian
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 12:02 AM
Jun 2020

per Google. The next two countries where the name is most often found is Russia and the US

matt819

(10,749 posts)
4. Hey Minnesota
Sun May 31, 2020, 11:46 PM
May 2020

A crime was committed and you arrested the guy in a couple of hours. Think how different things would be if you did that last week.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
9. Darn lucky know one torched
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 01:29 AM
Jun 2020

that Tanker. Noticed it had Motor Fuel Placards. Headed for Roseville Tank Farm?

He will never Drive a Truck again,lucky if he gets less than 3-5 years for endangerment.

dalton99a

(81,392 posts)
10. Vechirko Gave Money to Support Donald Trump & the Republican National Committee
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 01:34 AM
Jun 2020
https://heavy.com/news/2020/05/bogdan-vechirko/
Bogdan Vechirko Accused of Driving Tanker Truck Through Minneapolis Crowd




Vechirko Gave Money to Support Donald Trump & the Republican National Committee

BComplex

(8,017 posts)
11. That's a good chunk of change for a truck driver!
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 02:09 AM
Jun 2020

I wonder who he was channeling it from? Paul Manafort? Michael Flynn?

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