ELP Rule Threatens 10% of Truckers, Risks Carrier CSA Scores

ELP Rule Threatens 10% of Truckers, Risks Carrier CSA Scores

The English Language Proficiency (ELP) rule, now in effect, could significantly reduce trucking capacity. For a decade, large truckload carriers have

CSA under (re)construction: Will proposed changes more accurately reflect a carrier’s crash risk?

In 1980, there were about 18,000 motor carriers in the U.S. The Motor Carrier Act of 1980 removed the cumbersome process of becoming a motor carrier. It was the beginning of what P. Sean Garney, co-director of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting, describes as “the rise of the small carrier.” By 1986, more than 200,000 carriers were operating. As of 2025, that number has grown to over 466,000 for-hire carriers, plus another 175,000 private carri…