'We all feel kind of a little hypocritical' | DPS email shows English-proficiency rule doesn’t cover all Texas truck drivers

OOIDA’s 2008 comments on English proficiency still apply

Although the topics of English-language proficiency and non-domiciled CDLs have dominated recent trucking headlines, the issues aren’t new. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has been sounding the alarm for years about the safety concerns involving truck drivers who lack the English skills to read road signs and communicate with law enforcement. In formal comments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in 2008, OOIDA …

6 trucking execs weigh in on English proficiency enforcement standards

Leaders at several trucking companies discussed the policy’s potential impact on the industry, such as anticipated capacity exits.

'We all feel kind of a little hypocritical' | DPS email shows English-proficiency rule doesn’t cover all Texas truck drivers

The rule, reinstated this summer, requires drivers to communicate with officers during traffic stops and read highway signs at weigh stations.