The Diario Libre is reporting that as many as 65 Dominican truck drivers are currently en route to Jordan, where they will begin transporting fuel trucks for a salary of US$1,500 a month. Some observers consider this wage a pittance, not even enough to cover funeral costs. In an article written by Cornelio Batista, Diario Libre says that these men from the Cibao region left last Tuesday for the Middle Eastern country. Nicolas Abreu, an engineer from La Vega, tested the drivers and told Diario Libre that the WTT organization was contracting them to carry petroleum from Iraq to Jordan. Another group of 65 drivers is scheduled to leave next Saturday. The contracts, which, according to Batista, were authorized by the Dominican Chancellery, include life insurance and health insurance for four months of service. The drivers come from Santiago, Constanza, La Vega, Bonao, Moca, Sanchez Ramirez and other localities in the Cibao region. While the salary is huge by Dominican trucking standards, it is a meager allowance when compared to contracted personnel from the United States or the UK.