NEWSNATIONNOW (Hannah Brandt) - 110 trucking schools shut down over English requirement violations
The announcement at a news conference in Detroit also warned over 100 more schools could be closed.
The announcement at a news conference in Detroit also warned over 100 more schools could be closed.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced plans to mandate English proficiency for commercial truck drivers in the United States.
The Department of Transportation has announced a new rule to permanently enforce English proficiency standards for commercial truck drivers, reversing Barack Obama-era policies that weakened such requirements. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced plans to mandate permanent English proficiency for commercial truck drivers following a spate of deadly crashes involving foreign drivers. DETAIL: Secretary for Transportation Sean Duffy announced the changes in a post on X (formerly Twitter). “Today, I am proposing to lock English proficiency rules into federal regulations FOR GOOD — so no future administration can ever undo them… Barack Obama weakened this rule and allowed illegal truckers onto…Open
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is advancing federal rules to permanently mandate English-language proficiency and English-only commercial driver’s license (CDL) testing for all commercial truck drivers. […] Source
State Rep. Travis Weaver, R-Edwards, is backing legislation introduced by Democratic state Rep. Rick Ryan, D-Evergreen Park, that would eliminate the statewide requirement that high school students complete two foreign language credits to graduate.
“What we’re doing is implementing a rule that will say there’s one language in which you can take your test – it’s English only,” Sean Duffy said. “You take the test in English. You can’t speak English; you can’t read English – you’re not going to do well on the test.”
Published February 21, 2025 California has quietly started enforcing federal requirements that commercial truck drivers demonstrate English‑language proficiency during roadside inspections — ending months of resistance from state officials and fulfilling a key demand from [...]
The announcement is part of a larger effort to address English proficiency for commercial drivers.
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