SAN DIEGO, Calif. — More than 5,500 commercial truck drivers across the United States have had their licenses suspended or revoked after failing English language assessments, according to Israel Delgado Vallejo, vice president of Mexico’s Northwest Chamber of Freight Transporters.
Delgado Vallejo told El Sol Newspaper in Tijuana that the suspensions are part of heightened federal...
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has announced that beginning June 25, 2025, commercial vehicle operators in the U.S. who fail to comply with federal English language proficiency (ELP) requirements will be placed out-of-service.
This significant announcement comes days after President Trump signed an Executive Order reversing a 2016 directive that prevented authorities from...
A sweeping regulatory change announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is set to remove nearly 200,000 non-domiciled commercial drivers from the U.S. trucking industry. The new Interim Final Rule, issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), takes effect immediately and is already sparking intense debate over its scope and consequences....
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal trucking regulators are set to finalize major changes to how non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) and Commercial Learner’s Permits (CLPs) are issued, tightening eligibility requirements and aiming to close what the agency calls a long-standing safety gap in driver vetting.
In a Final Rule scheduled for publication in the Federal...
WASHINGTON — Truck drivers operating in designated commercial border zones along the U.S.-Mexico border may be cited for English Language Proficiency (ELP) violations but not placed out-of-service, according to new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) guidance released Feb. 3, 2026.
FMCSA issued the direction in a newly released FAQ intended to guide enforcement and the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 7,000 commercial truck drivers have been placed out of service in 2025 for failing to meet federal English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards, according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
Duffy announced the figures on October 30, citing new federal data showing that 7,248 drivers have been sidelined so far this year for English-related...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new federal appropriations law includes a provision directing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to tighten enforcement of English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements for commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders by making certain violations an out-of-service issue.
According to the provision, FMCSA must update regulations so that...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Transportation will move forward with rulemaking to require all commercial driver’s license testing to be conducted exclusively in English.
During a February 20 news conference, Duffy outlined ongoing efforts to strengthen highway safety and remove what he described as bad...
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE — Tennessee officials say about 8,800 commercial driver’s license holders will receive notices requiring them to provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful presence in order to bring older CDL records into compliance with current federal and state requirements. The state says drivers who do not complete the in-person verification process by April 6, 2026 will...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued new rules severely limiting commercial driver's license (CDL) eligibility for noncitizens, following three deadly crashes this year allegedly caused by immigrant truck drivers.
According to Food Manufacturing, the new regulations restrict CDL eligibility to only three visa categories: H-2A (temporary agricultural...
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