Trucking companies, independent contractors and owner-operators may start seeing enhanced scrutiny of their business as a result of several Trump administration executive orders aimed at clamping down on illegal immigration.
Four in particular — the America First Trade Policy, Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats, Declaring a National Emergency at the Southern Border, and Securing Our Borders — give U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enhanced oversight that could affect trucking, particularly companies specializing in hauling between the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
