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, bus drivers to be required to take commercial driver's license tests in English
All truckers and bus 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. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the latest effort Friday to ensure that drivers meet the federal requirements to understand [...]
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