US EditionSome Immigrant Drivers Are Abandoning Trucking After Trump Administration Enforces the Rules
Nearly 3,000 providers removed for falsifying data and poor standards, with another 4,500 on notice, aiming to reduce crashes and improve commercial driver training safety.
- On Monday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Trump administration flagged nearly half of driving schools and warned as many as 7,500 trucking programs could be decertified.
- Following an August crash, the department intensified audits to enforce the 2022 driver training standards and address issues from the self-certification process since 2022.
- Immigrant drivers account for about 20% of all truckers, prompting California to revoke 17,000 licenses and firms to lose more than 40 drivers amid audits.
- Waiting lists could stretch months as classes fill at 100 Placement Truck Driving School, experts estimate only about 5% to 10% of drivers might be affected, and a court has temporarily put the new rules on hold.
- Industry groups say enforcing standards ensures competency for 80,000-pound trucks, while immigrant students from South America and Africa pay $5,000 t or $3,000 t for training, most paying themselves.
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Some immigrant drivers are abandoning trucking after Trump administration enforces the rules
The Trump administration’s latest move to enforce standards for commercial truck drivers, by flagging nearly half of the driving schools as noncompliant, doesn’t figure to disrupt the industry, experts say. But the heavy scrutiny on immigrant drivers might.
Thousands Of Driving Schools Could Lose Certification In Latest Migrant Trucker Crackdown
by Jason Hopkins at CDN - The Trump administration is cracking down on truck driving schools, allegedly enabling illegal migrants and other unqualified people to drive on American highways. The Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to revoke the certification of nearly 3,000 Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) schools for “failing to equip” students with the Trump administration’s training requirements, according to Transportation … Click to re…
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Crackdown on trucking schools shouldn't disrupt industry. But scrutiny on immigrant drivers might
Everything the Trump administration has done this year to strengthen and enforce the standards for truck drivers and the schools that train them after several deadly crashes may cause problems for some companies if immigrants continue to flee the profession rather than deal with the harassment and s
Duffy Orders Closure of 3,000 Trucking Schools Amid Crackdown on Deadly Migrant Drivers.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Transportation Department announced the removal of nearly 3,000 commercial driver’s license (CDL) training providers from the FMCSA’s Training Provider Registry for failing to meet federal standards.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.WHEN & WHERE: Recent enforcement actions under the Trump administration, targeting nationwide CDL training p…
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