DOT Sets Sights on CDL Mills After Safety Audit Findings

DOT Sets Sights on CDL Mills After Safety Audit Findings

“We are going to take a hard look at those individuals and there will be serious consequences for them,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said of lax driver training schools.

Duffy details efforts aimed at illegal drivers, questions driver shortage

"Trucking is a skilled profession, not cheap labor. We applaud the Trump Administration’s commitment to restoring standards in trucking that will not only save lives, but help improve professionalism in our industry."

DOT to CDL mills: We’re coming after you

There isn’t a truck driver shortage. CDL mills will no longer be tolerated. These were some of the key messages from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs during a news conference on Thursday, Oct. 30. The remarks from Duffy and Barrs came hours after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that Indiana State Police and ICE cooperated to arrest 223 illegal aliens on Indiana’s highways near the Illinoi…

DOT to Freeze Funds to States That Allow Illegal Immigrant Truck Drivers: Duffy

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy held a press conference on Oct. 30 explaining steps the department will take to prevent foreign nationals from driving commercial vehicles on U.S. highways. Duffy said the Department of Transportation (DOT) would seek to withhold federal funds from states that issue “non-domiciled” commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to foreign nationals who are unlawfully present in the country. He referred to a recen…

USDOT cracks down on CDL mills, denies driver shortage

WASHINGTON — The trucking industry is sounding off on U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s announcement to crackdown on CDL mills and his comments on the topic of a driver shortage in the country. During a press conference on Thursday, Duffy was asked about the enforcement of regulations on non-domiciled drivers and how that would impact trucking. “There are a lot of Americans who would like to get behind the wheel of a big r…

USDOT 'will go after CDL mills' producing unqualified truck drivers

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is turning its attention toward trucking schools that are placing inadequately trained drivers behind the wheel. During an October 30, 2025, news conference, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy provided an update on recent developments in federal policy related to commercial driver’s license (CDL) standards. USDOT To Investigate Trucking Schools Duffy’s remarks included a promise to “go after the CDL…