US EditionTransportation Department says more than 550 driving schools must close over safety failures
The U.S. Department of Transportation found 448 schools with safety violations after 1,426 inspections in a nationwide crackdown on commercial driver training programs.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation plans to close more than 550 commercial driving schools that train truckers and bus drivers after inspectors found widespread shortcomings in active programs.
- Following the Florida crash that killed three and an Indiana crash that killed four, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said officials linked the enforcement to those incidents, prompting decertification actions.
- Inspectors found unqualified instructors, inadequate skills testing, and hazardous-materials failures; agency figures show 448 schools failed basic standards, 109 withdrew, and 97 remain under investigation.
- Students face disruption as decertifying schools could affect training pathways, with industry holding some cushion due to a 10% drop in shipments since 2022, while federal funding has already been lost.
- The targeted list mostly includes smaller driving schools and programs run by school districts, with officials saying the administration pressures states to tighten licensing by threatening to withhold funds and pushing standards.
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550 CDL Schools Shut Down After Federal Sting
More than 550 commercial driver’s license training schools across the United States have been shut down following a sweeping federal investigation that uncovered widespread safety violations and fraudulent operations, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal officials said the closures followed more than 1,400 sting operations carried out by roughly 300 investigators in every state. The inspections targeted training providers …
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Over 550 commercial driving schools forced to close
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN)— Over 500 commercial driving schools that train truck and bus drivers are being forced to close after an investigation revealed that they cut corners training students, hiring employees and disregarding safety. On Wednesday, the Federal Transportation Department announced that 557 "sham commercial driver's license (CDL) training schools" are closing after it was [...]
Driving schools in several states including Illinois the target of a Federal Transportation Department investigation
More than 550 commercial driving schools in the U.S. that train truckers and bus drivers must close after investigators found they employed unqualified instructors, failed to adequately test students and had other safety issues, the federal Transportation Department announced Wednesday. The move marks the Trump administration’s latest effort to improve safety in the trucking industry. And unlike its actions last fall to decertify up to 7,500 sch…
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