US EditionAll Truckers and Bus Drivers Will Be Required to Take Commercial Driver's License Tests in English
The Transportation Department aims to improve safety by requiring English-only CDL tests and closing 557 driving schools for failing standards, officials said.
- On Friday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Trump administration requires all truckers and bus drivers to take commercial driver’s license tests in English to ensure safety, noting Florida already uses English testing.
- Following a fatal crash in August, the department has been pursuing states that issued commercial licenses after other deadly incidents, including one in Indiana that killed four and a Florida crash that killed three.
- Earlier this week, the Transportation Department ordered 557 driving schools closed and expanded efforts to prevent fraudulent trucking companies and crack down on 'chameleon carriers.',
- Duffy said the registration system for trucking companies will be strengthened and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration inspectors will increase spot checks of trucks and CDL schools.
- Many states allow CDL tests in other languages despite English proficiency rules, and federal officials are verifying electronic logging devices and state licensing agencies' compliance.
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Truckers' tests will only be given in English
All truckers and pass drivers will have to take their commercial driver's license tests in English as the Trump administration expands its aggressive campaign to improve safety in the industry and get unqualified drivers off the road.
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Truckers, bus drivers to be tested in English
All truckers and bus drivers will have to take their commercial driver's license tests in English as the Trump administration expands a campaign to improve safety and get unqualified drivers off the road.
All drivers set to face English language skills test to get lorry or bus licence under new Trump plans
Truck and bus drivers in the United States will soon be required to take their commercial licence tests in England under new rules from the Trump administration.Sean Duffy, Transportation Secretary, announced that drivers would need to meet the federal requirements to understand the language.The minimum requirement is to understand English well enough to read road signs and communicate with police and law enforcement officers.Several states allo…
Trump Admin Mandates English-Only Tests for Truckers Seeking Commercial Driver’s Licenses
The federal crackdown on unqualified truckers kicked into a higher gear Friday when the nation’s transportation chief announced that tests for commercial driver’s licenses must be given only in English. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revealed the latest policy with a goal of ensuring that truck drivers understand English well enough to read road signs and communicate with law enforcement officers. Florida has already implemented English-onl…
Duffy announces all commercial drivers license tests will only be given in English
All commercial truck drivers in the United States will be required to complete their license tests in English, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on Friday. The move follows several recent high-profile crashes involving illegal immigrants behind the wheel of commercial semi-trucks. Duffy has made trucking safety and cracking down on commercial driver’s license regulations central to his tenure at the helm of the Department of Transpor…
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