US EditionHow Should Motor Carriers Assess a Commercial Vehicle Driver's English Proficiency? FMCSA Provides Guidance
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The story continues unabated, with increasingly decisive twists for B1 operators in the United States; there are no longer only warnings, but real cases of road haulage drivers who have been put out of service for not complying with the requirement to speak English. On June 25, the date indicated by the government of Donald Trump, president of the United States, to apply the measure rigorously, marked the beginning of a stricter stage. “In the l…
How should motor carriers assess a commercial vehicle driver's English proficiency? FMCSA provides guidance
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has provided guidance on how motor carriers should ensure that their drivers are qualified as new English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards go into effect. As of June 25, 2025, non-compliance with federal ELP regulations is an out-of-service offense for truck drivers. In order to stay on the road, commercial vehicle drivers must prove that they can read and speak the English language suf…
Thousands of truck drivers could be out of circulation in the United States as of Wednesday, June 25, due to the entry into force of a Donald Trump-driven measure that requires these workers to speak English; those who do not comply with this requirement will be considered unfit to operate commercial vehicles in the country. The executive order states that, under federal law, drivers must have the ability to read and speak English fluently enoug…
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We explain everything you need to know about the Trump administration’s executive order and what changes from now on for truckers in the U.S. On Wednesday, June 25, President Donald Trump’s executive order that forces U.S. truckers to speak English, or else they will be considered unfit to serve, came into effect. Trump’s government’s transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, was clear to warn that “a driver who cannot understand English will not dr…
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