Duffy responds with 'crocodile tears' comment on banned California truck driver case

Duffy responds with 'crocodile tears' comment on banned California truck driver case

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy defended the Trump administration's English proficiency standards for commercial truck drivers after California case.

Transportation Secretary says driver in recent coverage about denied CDLs in California had “crocodile tears”

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy accused a truck driver of “crocodile tears” in recent news coverage about his CDL renewal being denied.  In the news coverage regarding a new rule preventing truck drivers who are not citizens or permanent residents, but are otherwise in the country legally, from renewing their CDLs under new rules issued by the FMCSA, a truck driver spoke to reporters in Hindi. During that interview, the driver described the …

Duffy responds with ‘crocodile tears’ comment on banned California truck driver case

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday doubled down on the Trump administration’s order to crack down on English proficiency standards for commercial truck drivers. Duffy was responding to a local news report in California about an Indian citizen who drove a truck for a living but has since been banned because of new rules that restrict who is eligible for non-domiciled commercial learner’s per…