US EditionOfficers Will Check for Commercial Drivers’ English Proficiency at some Highway Checkpoints, Florida AG Says
Florida's new checkpoints target commercial drivers' immigration status and English proficiency following a crash that killed three, with expanded inspections and technology planned, officials said.
- Last week, Florida announced all truck weigh stations will become Immigration and Customs Enforcement checkpoints, with immigration enforcement at Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services sites along major interstates.
- Earlier this month, authorities said Harjinder Singh caused a deadly big-rig crash on the Florida Turnpike in Fort Pierce that killed three people.
- FMCSA investigators found Singh failed the English Language Proficiency assessment, answering 2 of 12 verbal questions correctly and identifying 1 of 4 highway signs, despite holding CDLs from California and Washington State against federal law.
- Attorney General James Uthmeier said Florida is investigating sanctuary jurisdictions issuing CDLs to illegal immigrants and noted Roberto Carlos Vergara is under ICE hold after a Bay County stop.
- Attorney General James Uthmeier urged the federal government to revoke California and Washington State's CDL program authority and strip federal funding, highlighting enforcement concerns.
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Florida Officials Call for Federal Action After Fatal Crash Linked to Out-of-State Commercial License
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is urging federal transportation officials to revoke the commercial driver’s license (CDL) program authority from California and Washington following a deadly crash on August 12 that resulted in three fatalities. On Monday, Uthmeier announced that his office has sent a formal letter to the U.S. Department of […] The post Florida Officials Call for Federal Action After Fatal Crash Linked…
Truck Drivers Emphasize Need for English Proficiency After Fatal Florida Crash
ELOY, Ariz.—For more than a decade, Daniel Lawson has driven big rigs up and down the West Coast. With his experience and commercial license, he is well-versed in the rules of the road. Above all, he knows that making a U-turn on a bustling highway is a risk no driver should ever take. “You find an off-ramp. You find an overpass—an underpass,” Lawson said after filling the gas tank of his tractor-trailer at Love’s Travel Stop in Eloy, Arizona. “…
Florida cracks down on out-of-state immigrant truck drivers following deadly turnpike crash
In light of a deadly crash involving an undocumented truck driver, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is demanding federal action against states like California and Washington — while ramping up immigration inspections at highway entry points across the state.
US Pauses Some Foreign Truck Driver Visas, but Impact Will Be Small
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced recently announced that the U.S. will pause issuing work visas to some foreign truck drivers, warning darkly that they are “endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers.” He provided no details Thursday in his two-sentence post on the social platform X, leaving some in the trucking industry wondering if many drivers would be affected. The short answer: No. But the annou…
Florida turning truck weigh stations into ICE checkpoints after illegal migrant caused deadly big-rig crash
Illegal migrant driver's shocking U-turn crash kills 3 All truck weigh stations in Florida are being turned into ICE checkpoints after last week's deadly big-rig crash involving an illegal migrant, officials said Monday. State Attorney General James Uthmeier, referring to "the serious tragedy that happened down in southeast Florida," announced the new partnership between federal agencies and the state agricultural inspection stations at a press …
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