US EditionTrump administration threatens some funding for 3 states for not enforcing trucker English rules
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warns California, Washington, and New Mexico they risk losing up to $50 million in federal funding due to failure enforcing English proficiency for truck drivers.
- On Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to withhold federal highway and safety funds from California, Washington, and New Mexico for failing to enforce English-proficiency rules for truck drivers.
- Following the Aug. 12 Florida crash involving Harjinder Singh, the FMCSA found Singh failed English-proficiency standards and enforcement began June 25 after President Donald Trump's directive.
- FMCSA reviewers found California conducted about 34,000 inspections with one ELP out-of-service order and allowed 23 flagged drivers to keep driving; Washington issued four such orders from more than 6,000 inspections, while New Mexico reported no suspensions after inspecting at least seven barred drivers.
- Officials said the U.S. Department of Transportation could withhold about US$50 million overall, with California losing $33 million, Washington $10.5 million and New Mexico $7 million if noncompliance continues.
- Amid political pushback, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a DOT nationwide audit of non-domiciled CDL issuance and signed May guidance to strengthen ELP enforcement, while California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the administration is `scrambling to shift blame`.
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Oklahoma Voice: Trump administration threatens to yank state funds over truckers’ English proficiency
Three states are at risk of losing some federal transportation funding because they are not enforcing President Donald Trump’s executive order that commercial truck drivers must be proficient in English, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday.
California, Washington, and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars in federal funding if they don't meet the English language requirements for truck drivers, Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said.
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Trump cracks down on truckers' English skills
California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars in federal funding if they continue not to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday.
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