Federal Government to Withhold $40M From California for Not Enforcing Trucker English Requirements

DOT to withhold $40M from California over trucker language standards

The Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that it will withhold more than $40 million in funding from California after it found that the state did not comply with language proficiency standards for commercial truck drivers. President Donald Trump‘s administration insisted that states enforce its English language standards for truckers earlier this year or face consequences. “I put states on notice this summer: enforce the Trump Admini…

Sean Duffy Names The State That Won't Comply With Trucking Requirements And The Millions It'll Lose In Govt Funding

Duffy said due to California ignoring the DOT's English language requirements for truckers they will be withholding $40 million in federal funds.

Trump Admin Withholds $41 Million From California Over English-Language Trucking Rules - The Thinking Conservative News

Trump admin withholds $40.6M in California transportation funds, citing failure to meet federal English proficiency rules for truck drivers. The post Trump Admin Withholds $41 Million From California Over English-Language Trucking Rules appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.

Trump Admin Withholds $41 Million From California Over English-Language Trucking Rules

The Trump administration is withholding $40.6 million in transportation funding from California after an investigation found the state failed to comply with the federal English language proficiency requirement for truck drivers, officials announced on Oct. 15. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will keep $40.7 million in federal grant funding for California from the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). The funding is awa…

Federal government to withhold $40M from CA for not enforcing trucker English requirements

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he will withhold $40 million from California because it is the only state that is failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers.

Truckers: California is easy, Texas and Arkansas tough on non-English speaking commercial drivers

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- About six months ago, President Trump issued an executive order revisiting an existing law mandating truck drivers speak and understand enough English to read road signs and interact with law enforcement. States such as California, Washington and New Mexico have, for the most part, ignored the order. Now, the Department of Transportation is threatening those states and others with pulling millions of dollars in feder…