Had you ever come across a truck driver who's hesitant to show his drivers license ??
He'll claim he's concerned with identity theft, and refuses to show his license ?? In order for someone to steal your identity, they need your social security number, not your state's driver license number.
When you come across these uncooperative truckers, take a moment to observe the truck he's driving. Most likely, he's an owner-operator. Most of these guys will customize the truck's lettering, and have "Owned & Operated by..." painted on the side of the tractor. Once you've established you're dealing with an owner operator, this is an indication he's hiding something from you.
If a trucker is a company driver, the insurance company makes a daily check to lookup the driver's commercial license status. When the state's motor vehicle dept suspends or revokes a license, an alert is immediately sent to the carrier (trucking company) who in turn will order the driver to park the tractor, and wait until another driver is sent out to retrieve the tractor and trailer. The driver is ordered not to operate the tractor under any circumstances.
This is not the case with owner-operators. When an owner-operator had gotten their license revoked/suspended, a lot of them will continue to drive the tractor. They get their shipments from load brokers, who are not aware the driver no longer holds a valid license. Evidence of this is a chain-reaction truck accident on Oct. 12, 2007 in Newhall, California.
On that evening, a 30 semi-truck collision took place on a blind-curve tunnel. Out of 30 semi trucks, 9 truckers; or 30% of the truckers involved, fled the scene. The California Highway Patrol had never determined who, or why, the truckers abandoned their trucks and fled from the scene. This event is
evidence how widespread it is that truckers are driving without a valid license.
Some of these truckers had used false documents (fake birth certificate and fake social security card) to secure a commercial license, then the MV dept later realized this, and the license is revoked, but the trucker continues to drive. Another reason to revoke a trucker's license is failure to pay his child support payments, or he had unpaid traffic tickets, and traffic warrants outstanding.
If the trucker is Latino-Hispanic, fake drivers license and ID cards are commonly used by illegal aliens. With a UV (ultraviolet) flashlight, shine the UV onto the surface of a state-issued drivers license, and you'll see features that are not visible to the human eye until the license is held under a UV light. A fake drivers license (purchased in the black market and produced by professional counterfieters) will not have these hidden UV features.
UV flashlights can be purchased from Ebay, and police uniform supply retailers.
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...fsoo%3D2&fgtp=
So in conclusion, if a truck driver refuses to show his ID, advice him (or her) that you suspect they're driving on a suspended or revoked license, or carrying a fake commercial license; and you will call the police/sheriff/state trooper to the scene if they continue to resist. Observe their reaction to this.
He'll claim he's concerned with identity theft, and refuses to show his license ?? In order for someone to steal your identity, they need your social security number, not your state's driver license number.
When you come across these uncooperative truckers, take a moment to observe the truck he's driving. Most likely, he's an owner-operator. Most of these guys will customize the truck's lettering, and have "Owned & Operated by..." painted on the side of the tractor. Once you've established you're dealing with an owner operator, this is an indication he's hiding something from you.
If a trucker is a company driver, the insurance company makes a daily check to lookup the driver's commercial license status. When the state's motor vehicle dept suspends or revokes a license, an alert is immediately sent to the carrier (trucking company) who in turn will order the driver to park the tractor, and wait until another driver is sent out to retrieve the tractor and trailer. The driver is ordered not to operate the tractor under any circumstances.
This is not the case with owner-operators. When an owner-operator had gotten their license revoked/suspended, a lot of them will continue to drive the tractor. They get their shipments from load brokers, who are not aware the driver no longer holds a valid license. Evidence of this is a chain-reaction truck accident on Oct. 12, 2007 in Newhall, California.
On that evening, a 30 semi-truck collision took place on a blind-curve tunnel. Out of 30 semi trucks, 9 truckers; or 30% of the truckers involved, fled the scene. The California Highway Patrol had never determined who, or why, the truckers abandoned their trucks and fled from the scene. This event is
evidence how widespread it is that truckers are driving without a valid license.
Some of these truckers had used false documents (fake birth certificate and fake social security card) to secure a commercial license, then the MV dept later realized this, and the license is revoked, but the trucker continues to drive. Another reason to revoke a trucker's license is failure to pay his child support payments, or he had unpaid traffic tickets, and traffic warrants outstanding.
If the trucker is Latino-Hispanic, fake drivers license and ID cards are commonly used by illegal aliens. With a UV (ultraviolet) flashlight, shine the UV onto the surface of a state-issued drivers license, and you'll see features that are not visible to the human eye until the license is held under a UV light. A fake drivers license (purchased in the black market and produced by professional counterfieters) will not have these hidden UV features.
UV flashlights can be purchased from Ebay, and police uniform supply retailers.
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...fsoo%3D2&fgtp=
So in conclusion, if a truck driver refuses to show his ID, advice him (or her) that you suspect they're driving on a suspended or revoked license, or carrying a fake commercial license; and you will call the police/sheriff/state trooper to the scene if they continue to resist. Observe their reaction to this.
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