LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Nationwide calls for reforms to the trucking industry erupted last year after a string of fatal crashes were caused by truck drivers in the country illegally. Arkansas led the charge in putting reforms into law, but one trucking group says it’s not enough.
Arkansas lawmakers passed Act 604 last year, requiring commercial driver’s license holders to possess a U.S. work authorization, valid work visa, and be proficient in English.
But American Truckers United—based in North Little Rock—says Act 604 didn’t go far enough in addressing the issue and doesn’t want to wait for federal reforms currently being pursued either…