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White House wants veterans to replace immigrant truckers who lost their licenses in crackdown

The campaign will promote CDL waivers and training paths for veterans as officials say 40,000 have already used the program.

  • The Trump administration wants veterans who recently drove large military vehicles to become truck drivers, skipping required skills tests for commercial drivers licenses.
  • About 26,000 drivers were pulled off the road for failing to demonstrate English proficiency, and 30,000 commercial licenses were canceled for being issued illegally.
  • The federal government plans to restrict which immigrants can qualify for commercial drivers licenses and require them to take the test in English.
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Trump looks to veterans to fill trucking jobs after booting immigrants from industry

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced an initiative Thursday for veterans to quickly obtain commercial driver’s licenses, as the administration attempts to fill vacancies in the industry after pausing license renewals for foreign-born truck drivers. “The radical left wants more jobs for illegal aliens and more migrants (in) 18-wheelers, and (the) Trump administration wants safer […]

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Transport Topics broke the news on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
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