Seeing America Through the Eyes of African Immigrants Turned Truckers

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  • Опубліковано 9 лют 2018
  • Increasing demand for long-haul truckers in the United States is drawing more African immigrants onto America's roads. VOA's Arzouma Kompaoré hitched a ride with African truckers whose routes to success stretch across the United States.
    Originally published at - www.voanews.com/a/american-af...

КОМЕНТАРІ • 210

  • @madaven818
    @madaven818 4 роки тому +42

    African Americans Love Africans. You are our family

    • @madaven818
      @madaven818 4 роки тому +2

      @@spidermonkey8430 lol, ok ?!?

    • @immigranttrucker6752
      @immigranttrucker6752 3 роки тому +1

      if u are fromafrica foolow us
      ua-cam.com/video/5LHEeK5M-A8/v-deo.html

    • @AfroAmerican8499
      @AfroAmerican8499 3 роки тому +6

      @The queen Herself. That's not fair to generalize us Queen. Most of us our proud of our heritage and love our brothers and sisters on the continent.

    • @calebakinfolarin8941
      @calebakinfolarin8941 3 роки тому +6

      @@AfroAmerican8499 we as African love you just not the “ghetto mentality”, but some people take it wrongly. Whoever says we hate each other does not have the best intentions.

    • @AfroAmerican8499
      @AfroAmerican8499 3 роки тому +4

      @@calebakinfolarin8941 I do understand dear bro. Not all of us are ghetto.. I hate that mentality too. Thank you for not disowning us. love you ❤️

  • @njgirl7359
    @njgirl7359 5 років тому +74

    This dude is the kind of immigrant that we want in America. Hardworking, go getter, good citizen who pays his taxes. We don’t want freeloaders!

    • @ronaldmwasi2715
      @ronaldmwasi2715 4 роки тому +3

      Am a hard-working too

    • @darthnicholas8528
      @darthnicholas8528 4 роки тому +1

      Got some good muscles too!

    • @sdrjr3562
      @sdrjr3562 4 роки тому +9

      Dude immigrants from all countries in America work like this. Open your eyes! Go to upper class areas...who are the maids, bus boys, babysitters, restaurant workers, maintenance etc.

    • @25447carepear
      @25447carepear 2 роки тому

      America is a freeloader or did you forget? America got it's wealth from free labor known as slaves. Those who established slavery and it's rules was the lazy one benefitting from it.

    • @frescoservice5124
      @frescoservice5124 Рік тому

      Why do people think latinos are freeloaders ? Do you really think they work hard in latin America just to risk their lives to enter USA just for food stamps? In Mexico there zero government handouts so it’s not even something they are use to about the crime Texas is 50 percent Mexicans and still the best state in USA Brownsville Texas 98 percent Mexican and one of the lowest crime rate in the nation and economically growing

  • @GTSTransportation
    @GTSTransportation 3 роки тому +16

    It doesn't matter where you were born, trucking is an opportunity for many.
    Most immigrants have a good work ethic, keeping their eye on the road, making money and helping their family.

  • @2009blahblah
    @2009blahblah 3 роки тому +7

    I went to trucking school with a couple guys from africa got to spend quality time and learn about there up bringing a lot of them had very short childhoods and are just trying to live a better life.

  • @marksuckerberg4547
    @marksuckerberg4547 4 роки тому +65

    Shout out to my somalian truckers .. really good people

    • @truckingwithfauz7089
      @truckingwithfauz7089 4 роки тому +4

      Thanks dawg 👊

    • @larrygarcia9048
      @larrygarcia9048 3 роки тому +1

      GREAT CONTENT!! Let me just share to these quotes that I like, "The key to financial freedom and great wealth is a person's ability or skill to convert earned income into passive income and/or portfolio income." - Richard Bruce"I personally feel that the #1 benefit of having my expenses covered by passive income is that I get to keep doing a lot more of the kind of work I enjoy. I also get to work the way I want to work - where I want, when I want, how I want, and with whom I want, i will like you all to reach out to Mr Richard On Instagram, whon help me grow my $1800 to 33,600 in 1week of trading. feel free to write Him @richard_brucefx on Instagram.

    • @sarahalex2801
      @sarahalex2801 3 роки тому

      Really

    • @sarahalex2801
      @sarahalex2801 3 роки тому

      Hi

    • @MarySmith-nc9xr
      @MarySmith-nc9xr 2 роки тому

      Hello dear

  • @bigboy3454
    @bigboy3454 4 роки тому +21

    Literally, all African Immigrants that come to America are hardworking taxpayers.

    • @thevisualedge
      @thevisualedge 4 роки тому +10

      Meanwhile, American-born blacks are still blaming all their woes on systemic racism. Funny how these guys from Africa manage to skip all of that.

    • @thevisualedge
      @thevisualedge 4 роки тому +2

      ​@ravenrose mia lol ... you guys throw around the word "racist" so much that it doesn't even mean anything anymore.

  • @Reviews4114
    @Reviews4114 4 роки тому +29

    Im not African. But im soo proud of him I work hard too and he is the most american he can get to my eyes. Good job bro i will always be there for you.

    • @larrygarcia9048
      @larrygarcia9048 3 роки тому +1

      GREAT CONTENT!! Let me just share to these quotes that I like, "The key to financial freedom and great wealth is a person's ability or skill to convert earned income into passive income and/or portfolio income." - Richard Bruce"I personally feel that the #1 benefit of having my expenses covered by passive income is that I get to keep doing a lot more of the kind of work I enjoy. I also get to work the way I want to work - where I want, when I want, how I want, and with whom I want, i will like you all to reach out to Mr Richard On Instagram, whon help me grow my $1800 to 33,600 in 1week of trading. feel free to write Him @richard_brucefx on Instagram.

    • @immigranttrucker6752
      @immigranttrucker6752 3 роки тому

      if u are fromafrica foolow us
      ua-cam.com/video/5LHEeK5M-A8/v-deo.html

    • @sarahalex2801
      @sarahalex2801 3 роки тому

      You sure

  • @SinzuSage
    @SinzuSage 4 роки тому +21

    I hope they make a ton of money and take care of family back in Africa.

    • @africaine4889
      @africaine4889 3 роки тому +6

      Where do u think their money is spent. Back home in Africa. Most african immigrants build back home so one day they can go back. And look at western union statistics and see how many money is sent from africans in western countries to Africa. Google it.

    • @immigranttrucker6752
      @immigranttrucker6752 3 роки тому

      if u are fromafrica foolow us
      ua-cam.com/video/5LHEeK5M-A8/v-deo.html

  • @jey524
    @jey524 3 роки тому +13

    I’m glad he’s happy

    • @larrygarcia9048
      @larrygarcia9048 3 роки тому

      GREAT CONTENT!! Let me just share to these quotes that I like, "The key to financial freedom and great wealth is a person's ability or skill to convert earned income into passive income and/or portfolio income." - Richard Bruce"I personally feel that the #1 benefit of having my expenses covered by passive income is that I get to keep doing a lot more of the kind of work I enjoy. I also get to work the way I want to work - where I want, when I want, how I want, and with whom I want, i will like you all to reach out to Mr Richard On Instagram, whon help me grow my $1800 to 33,600 in 1week of trading. feel free to write Him @richard_brucefx on Instagram.

    • @IamGodSon
      @IamGodSon 3 роки тому +1

      Yoh yoh, Riley! Oreezy how's you doing, lil nigga??

  • @Loti433
    @Loti433 4 роки тому +17

    Making us proud!!!!

  • @kathyyoung1774
    @kathyyoung1774 3 роки тому +8

    Name one trucker who makes $200,000 a year! What a bunch of BS!

    • @johnfrench6564
      @johnfrench6564 2 роки тому +2

      They can actually make a ton. I have a friend who makes 140k

    • @kathyyoung1774
      @kathyyoung1774 2 роки тому +2

      @@johnfrench6564 I was an owner-op. Maybe that's his GROSS, but his NET after expenses and taxes is FAR less. Subtract truck payment, taxes, fuel ($350-600 per day), permits, tolls, personal expenses on the road, etc. He doesn't put $140k in the bank. Also truckers LIE about what they make. I remember company drivers claiming they made $100K a year when they worked for companies that paid 22 cents a mile. Do the math.

    • @nikowabantu6216
      @nikowabantu6216 2 роки тому +2

      @@kathyyoung1774 yeah you’re right even my friend lied to me that he’s making good money
      But when I ask me to show me his pay check he refused
      The only time He shows me it ,
      it’s when he gets a good check
      The problem they lie a lot

    • @kathyyoung1774
      @kathyyoung1774 2 роки тому +1

      @Metrx0 Any who do they work for? Nobody ever names all these mythical companies that pay that kind of money. $19,000 a month to drive a truck? Not on this planet. You expect us to believe somebody is paying you $7,000 a month to be in driving SCHOOL? Your imagination is astounding.

    • @kathyyoung1774
      @kathyyoung1774 2 роки тому +1

      @@nikowabantu6216 Exactly. Truckers are restricted to how many hours we can work per week. An owner-op banks as profit less than half his gross pay anyhow. Expenses are very high. I made more than most because I bought a cheap cabover and not a $150 new truck. The reality is that many drivers lie about what they make for ego reasons. The rest of us honestly bitch about how little.

  • @emlmm88
    @emlmm88 3 роки тому +3

    Awesome people.

  • @adeyinkaadeyanju4565
    @adeyinkaadeyanju4565 3 роки тому +6

    Awesome

    • @larrygarcia9048
      @larrygarcia9048 3 роки тому

      GREAT CONTENT!! Let me just share to these quotes that I like, "The key to financial freedom and great wealth is a person's ability or skill to convert earned income into passive income and/or portfolio income." - Richard Bruce"I personally feel that the #1 benefit of having my expenses covered by passive income is that I get to keep doing a lot more of the kind of work I enjoy. I also get to work the way I want to work - where I want, when I want, how I want, and with whom I want, i will like you all to reach out to Mr Richard On Instagram, whon help me grow my $1800 to 33,600 in 1week of trading. feel free to write Him @richard_brucefx on Instagram.

    • @immigranttrucker6752
      @immigranttrucker6752 3 роки тому

      if u are fromafrica foolow us
      ua-cam.com/video/5LHEeK5M-A8/v-deo.html

    • @sarahalex2801
      @sarahalex2801 3 роки тому +1

      Yes

  • @sk.1844
    @sk.1844 2 роки тому +1

    i see his appreciation... it means a lot

  • @geraldmaina7709
    @geraldmaina7709 4 роки тому +8

    Anyone in the US who can help me get a job in the trucking industry, I would appreciate a bunch. Its the best thing that can happen to my life. Feel free to guide me thanks family.

    • @michaeldodd253
      @michaeldodd253 4 роки тому +2

      Gerald Maina I’m not in trucking but it is a good job they always have work Im thinking of trying it cause the construction trade is up and down but they always need trucking

    • @geraldmaina7709
      @geraldmaina7709 4 роки тому +1

      @@michaeldodd253 email address or any reachable contact?

    • @michaelsamuel9917
      @michaelsamuel9917 3 роки тому +1

      Google "Hot shot trucking".

    • @immigranttrucker6752
      @immigranttrucker6752 3 роки тому +1

      if u are fromafrica foolow us
      ua-cam.com/video/5LHEeK5M-A8/v-deo.html

  • @user-sc1qb8el5v
    @user-sc1qb8el5v Рік тому +1

    Africa's population is expected to be half the world's by the 2080s
    Immigration will continue to rise

  • @benalexender3046
    @benalexender3046 6 років тому +24

    Peace and love from Egypt I love USA USA USA USA USA USA

  • @damocastello5048
    @damocastello5048 2 роки тому +9

    Wow that’s so wonderful. God bless these African truck drivers I have so much respect. We need truck drivers like these guys here in Australia driving road trains.

  • @GaryDelabate
    @GaryDelabate 6 місяців тому

    You can rank in the money, and a lot of Americans are too lazy to drive. More power to them.

  • @ScrogginHausen
    @ScrogginHausen 6 років тому +35

    For most Americans, if you do honest work, follow the law, learn English well enough (or at least don't expect us to learn your language), and stay off the dole, you are welcome. It's the immigrants that don't that most have a problem with.

    • @lawand_kurd
      @lawand_kurd 4 роки тому +2

      Xavier Moore aren’t you a racist?
      Also it’s not ur land tho ur not an Native American lol

    • @spidermonkey8430
      @spidermonkey8430 4 роки тому

      @@lawand_kurd no he is not a racist. Democrats are the racists

    • @almighty1158
      @almighty1158 Рік тому

      what

  • @brianyuven1219
    @brianyuven1219 Рік тому

    Waoow I love truck driving 🚘

  • @dumisanijack
    @dumisanijack 8 місяців тому

    Fam how to apply for driver jobs in America, I’m a South African trying to get a job in America, I need proper channels how to get there

  • @ciaranmcmanus3840
    @ciaranmcmanus3840 3 роки тому +3

    Yes but they bringing these guys into the USA , that’s BS they Ain’t making $200,000 a year

    • @samatar1025
      @samatar1025 3 роки тому +2

      They are making gross revenue of $200K, but they net less after paying for diesel, repairs, salary, ect.

    • @titsmackenzie6951
      @titsmackenzie6951 3 роки тому

      Hi there how are you doing today

  • @kimlibrisk9968
    @kimlibrisk9968 3 роки тому +2

    He’s only 34

  • @mohamedtessilimi4759
    @mohamedtessilimi4759 2 роки тому

    Ehh Le père je suis fan bon bara tout les douahou , I love trucking it's my passion, what can you do for me to join trucking as soon possible

  • @shivaghazal
    @shivaghazal 6 років тому +15

    Pity that one trucker not looking after his health, eating burgers and junk food. Cant he make nice fresh foods to take with.

    • @jevnoc365dd
      @jevnoc365dd 5 років тому

      Takes too much time

    • @asherbendavid59
      @asherbendavid59 5 років тому +8

      Better to take care of himself now or all that money he's making will go to the doctors later..

    • @nicknarr9677
      @nicknarr9677 4 роки тому

      He looks fit tho

    • @maxtruth6652
      @maxtruth6652 4 роки тому +1

      i'm pretty sure they travel days on end. if he does take any food with him, it will only last so long.

  • @mavischadwick6445
    @mavischadwick6445 2 роки тому

    Thanks so much Dr Alaho Olu on UA-cam first of all for who you are as a person thank you for the wonderful work that you do for people in general no matter where you are I will always listen to your podcast and refer people to you because you care about people and the human body I listen to other people but you talk about the true disturbances disorders that means things that are out of order in the human system thanks 🙏 for curing my Amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis disease (ALS).

  • @cryinghuman2964
    @cryinghuman2964 2 роки тому +1

    Based africans

  • @AndreasLarsson95
    @AndreasLarsson95 3 роки тому +2

    HOW CAN THESE GUYS GET A TRUCKER JOB, BUT NOT ME?
    Im not hating on them, but people always tell me that you dont have a chance, you have nothing to offer them (usa).. this pisses me off!

    • @omzy8700
      @omzy8700 2 роки тому +1

      He had his own truck ,do You have your own truck like him?

    • @AndreasLarsson95
      @AndreasLarsson95 2 роки тому +1

      @@omzy8700 no? But if i got a job in the states i could buy one. He didnt buy that semi in punjabi and drove it to usa did he?

    • @Inter-market
      @Inter-market 2 роки тому

      Maybe you have a bad driving record

    • @AndreasLarsson95
      @AndreasLarsson95 2 роки тому

      @@Inter-market no i don't.

  • @jey524
    @jey524 3 роки тому +2

    The trucking business is slept on

  • @makobarod7229
    @makobarod7229 4 роки тому +9

    Am a truck driver in Africa but currently driving in Dubai,how can I get to Canada to drive

    • @BMF604
      @BMF604 3 роки тому

      U figure it out!

    • @molotov66699
      @molotov66699 3 роки тому +1

      google

    • @immigranttrucker6752
      @immigranttrucker6752 3 роки тому

      if u are fromafrica foolow us
      ua-cam.com/video/5LHEeK5M-A8/v-deo.html

    • @makobarod7229
      @makobarod7229 3 роки тому +1

      Brother am in Dubai, how can I get to canada and I drive a truck.

    • @apdirizacktatiko65
      @apdirizacktatiko65 2 роки тому +1

      @@makobarod7229 where are you from

  • @awardere
    @awardere 3 роки тому +2

    My dad is truck driver

  • @crispycashchedda4350
    @crispycashchedda4350 4 роки тому +4

    See how you can come over here and live better than you could have imagined..but still no love for the black Americans that made it possible.feels real good don't it. Smh

    • @jm-je4tl
      @jm-je4tl 3 роки тому +2

      Just stop. I'm sure you can't name one African you've interacted with who's been rude to you.

    • @africaine4889
      @africaine4889 3 роки тому +2

      It's more because he worked very hard that he got what he had

    • @joylm9108
      @joylm9108 3 роки тому +1

      stupid man. Be there and be complaining.

    • @She_iswise
      @She_iswise 3 роки тому

      @@jm-je4tl They’re only rude on the Internet

  • @sandernielsen8018
    @sandernielsen8018 5 років тому +4

    Are company trucks that rare in the u.s.a ?

    • @azulaquaza4916
      @azulaquaza4916 5 років тому

      No wtf lol there is millions of them they are common

    • @CenturyofTerror
      @CenturyofTerror 5 років тому +1

      A lot of companies trick drivers into becoming "owner operators" and sign them on to paying huge truck payments while paying shameful amounts. it's amazing

    • @kathyyoung1774
      @kathyyoung1774 3 роки тому

      No. More company trucks than O/O trucks.

    • @kathyyoung1774
      @kathyyoung1774 3 роки тому +1

      @@CenturyofTerror True! NEVER buy a truck through Lease Purchase. Finance a used truck on your own if you want to make money.

  • @flatblackstrat
    @flatblackstrat 3 роки тому +9

    As an American and a Trump supporter I welcome immigrants like these. If I’ve learned one thing about immigrants its that they tend to have a better work ethic than Americans.

  • @baysouth-jv3sh
    @baysouth-jv3sh Рік тому

    I wonder how they got to us

    • @benyoucefkarim1316
      @benyoucefkarim1316 11 місяців тому

      green card, immigration lottery, refugee, you know USA is country built by immigrants

  • @CenturyofTerror
    @CenturyofTerror 5 років тому +9

    US truck driver here,
    These guys are definitely making their home in the trucking industry. what you dont see is how they poop in plastic bags and leave it on the ground. If its warm outside they skip the bag and simply shit on the parking lot between their truck and trailer. go to a truck stop and look around the lot. These guys wont use a trash can. They have no clue about the unspoken rules and etiquette that used to be common place in our industry.

    • @africanboy7375
      @africanboy7375 5 років тому +8

      shut your mouth fool, you jealous he saved up and bought his own truck while you still on meager paycheck. 😂😂😂 soon he is gonna buy another truck and employ your ass to be his driver

    • @reginaldwest1444
      @reginaldwest1444 5 років тому

      @ Chris Leslie
      Say it ain't so why would they poop outdoors I don't understand that's crazy damn!

    • @ananey9176
      @ananey9176 5 років тому +1

      @@calilove5835 That's disgusting so you have no problem with people shitting in a parking lot wow, you must have high standards

    • @mwashimba
      @mwashimba 4 роки тому

      People are talking about grabbing opportunity you are hating and talking nonsense, those guys make good money sending them back in Africa and walla just pay them a visit back home they are living in the first lane down here,keep on hating..

    • @The-Heart-Will-Testify
      @The-Heart-Will-Testify 4 роки тому +2

      He probably does that so he blames someone else 😂😂😂😂 like how homophobic blames gays

  • @pieterniemandt1098
    @pieterniemandt1098 11 місяців тому

    I would like to immigrate to the States and vote for Trump.

  • @dbcooper692
    @dbcooper692 3 роки тому +5

    these black immigrants should talk to the American born blacks how to work.

    • @amonduul2154
      @amonduul2154 3 роки тому +1

      Where is the connection. Should asian indians talk to romanis and travellers? (Asian indian descent)

    • @dbcooper692
      @dbcooper692 3 роки тому +1

      @@amonduul2154 No because they know-how and want to work!!!!

    • @amonduul2154
      @amonduul2154 3 роки тому

      @@dbcooper692
      Then Asians also could tell them

    • @She_iswise
      @She_iswise 3 роки тому +4

      Blacks built this economy 😂

    • @davidsonofyisrael
      @davidsonofyisrael 2 місяці тому

      BS ​@@She_iswise

  • @jdrancho1864
    @jdrancho1864 5 років тому +8

    03:30 $200000 a year? LMAO. Should have fact-checked this bit of fake news before he spreads it without question. Even if you are successful enough to make that kind of money, that is GROSS income to the TRUCK, not the driver
    Pay your fuel, taxes, insurance, maintenance etc and they see how much is left to the driver.

    • @sellamwani7300
      @sellamwani7300 4 роки тому +6

      Gross or Net,you missed the point that, with only a high school diploma or GED,America is the only country in the world where you can easily make over $100k a year.

    • @sellamwani7300
      @sellamwani7300 4 роки тому

      @@cbot375
      Thats right buddy.

    • @milestone4549
      @milestone4549 3 роки тому

      If u are owner operator there is a high chance of making $200000 and more. Make sure u have your own authority.

  • @amonduul2154
    @amonduul2154 3 роки тому +3

    But dont let your kids grow up in usa

  • @amibue
    @amibue Рік тому

    I'm available

  • @leoisstellar
    @leoisstellar 4 роки тому +4

    Trucking around the US is a challenge today. Old out dated mentalities of white truckers can make trucking around the US horrible. White truckers are hated everywhere.. even at America's Big Shopping Bag Wal-Mart. Their reputations of being nasty with their human waste from urinating on the public grounds of customer parking lots, to leaving trash and even human waste is now following the white trucker everywhere they drive their Semi trucks...let alone the number of motor vehicle accidents white truckers cause which is a whole different story. In many ways, I'm glad I'm not a white trucker as it will probably get even worse for them in the future. Good.

  • @reaganmatthew1209
    @reaganmatthew1209 2 роки тому

    TOU ARE JUST A COWARD .. TILLING ANOTHER MAN,S GARDEN THAN BETTER YOURS

  • @ciaranmcmanus3840
    @ciaranmcmanus3840 3 роки тому +2

    They want these guys because they are cheap Labour

  • @maclectic
    @maclectic Рік тому

    Stop smoking cigarettes for the truck drivers terrible lifestyle choice you'll regret it when your older, get some nicotine gum

  • @acajudi100
    @acajudi100 6 років тому +6

    Stop smoking.

  • @roswellramseur621
    @roswellramseur621 4 роки тому +2

    #ADOS REPARATIONS

  • @MSK-hf5nl
    @MSK-hf5nl 4 роки тому +2

    Too bad a lot of these immigrants drive on the interstate like there still in there country. Where are they learning road etiquette? As for some of your comments about white drivers maybe you should just refer to some of us as experienced drivers. I see a lot of dumb stuff on the highway and hate too say it but you all have a lot in common.....foreign

  • @davidpaul2213
    @davidpaul2213 3 роки тому +4

    @deliverydriverusa on Instagram are looking for drivers around USA to work for delivery thank yoh

  • @Mikethebuilder771
    @Mikethebuilder771 3 роки тому +3

    I got a delivery job Thanks to @deliverydriverusa on Instagram they are doing good