WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is pushing lawmakers to adopt stricter standards for commercial driver qualifications, particularly English Language Proficiency (ELP), in an effort to improve safety on U.S. highways.
In an October 8 letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson and other congressional leaders, ATA President and CEO Chris Spear emphasized gaps in...
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, D.C. — Federal transportation officials released results from Operation SafeDRIVE, a three-day, high-visibility enforcement and education effort carried out by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and state law enforcement to target unsafe driving behaviors, driver qualification issues, and vehicle safety violations.
Officials said the first phase of the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a bulletin on March 13, 2026, warning the trucking community that improperly transferred USDOT numbers and MC numbers will be deactivated, reaffirming long-standing agency policy amid heightened federal scrutiny of fraud and chameleon carriers within the trucking industry.
"DO NOT Sell, Purchase, or Lease a...
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...
More than 3,000 commercial truck drivers across the United States have been taken off the road since late June 2025 for failing to meet federal English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards, marking a sharp escalation in enforcement efforts.
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), 3,020 out-of-service orders have been issued to commercial vehicle drivers for...
ARIZONA — More than 80 commercial vehicle enforcement inspectors are taking part in "Operation Southern Shield," an annual inspection and enforcement campaign targeting commercial vehicles along two major Arizona interstate corridors through Friday, February 27, 2026.
The operation runs from Tuesday, February 24 through Friday, February 27, covering Interstate 10 from Phoenix to the New...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal transportation officials are threatening to withhold nearly $75 million in funding from Pennsylvania after a nationwide audit found the state illegally issued commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to ineligible foreign drivers, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The announcement came Thursday from Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy, who...
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