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2025-11-11 19:01:18 -

Federal court pauses FMCSA’s non-domiciled CDL rule amid legal challenge
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal appeals court has temporarily halted the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) controversial rule restricting commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) for certain non-citizens, granting relief to drivers and carriers while the case undergoes judicial review. According to FreightWaves, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...

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2026-02-12 16:48:20 -

Final FMCSA Rule Narrows Path to Non-Domiciled CDLs, Limiting Eligibility and Requiring ‘Rigorous Checks of Foreign Driving History’
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...

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2026-03-16 19:05:13 -

FMCSA's Non-Domiciled CDL Final Rule Takes Effect March 16, Limiting Eligibility to H-2A, H-2B, and E-2 Visa Holders and Requiring Stringent History Checks — Asylum Seekers, DACA Recipients, and Others No Longer Eligible
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Final Rule requiring more stringent vetting and history checks for non-domiciled commercial driver's license applicants took effect Monday, March 16, 2026, immediately pausing CDL issuance in any state not yet able to comply with the revised standards. The rule closes what FMCSA described as a significant safety loophole....

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2024-01-23 19:31:04 -

New FMCSA rule cracking down on freight brokers who refuse to pay now in effect
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rule to increase financial responsibly requirements in order to crack down on unscrupulous freight brokers is now in effect. On November 16, 2023, the FMCSA published a “Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility” Final Rule intended to better protect truckers from brokers who fail to pay. “It is...

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2022-05-11 22:42:39 -

Truckers sound off on FMCSA’s speed limiter mandate, say the rule will trigger road rage
Thousands of truckers and trucking industry stakeholders have commented on a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) plan to push forward with rulemaking to require speed limiting devices on trucks. From May 4 though June 3, the FMCSA is accepting public comments on the agency’s intent to proceed with a controversial speed limiter rule. In a Notice of Intent...

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2025-11-17 16:39:56 -

Court blocks new federal rules limiting which immigrants can obtain commercial driver’s licenses
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal appeals court has halted the Transportation Department’s newly announced restrictions that would sharply limit which immigrants are eligible to obtain commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs), ruling that the agency failed to follow proper procedure and did not justify the safety need for the policy. According to ABC News, the U.S. Court of Appeals for...

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2025-09-27 15:06:31 -

DOT Rule Targets 200,000 Non-Citizen Truckers, Halts Licensing in Several States Over CDL Violations
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....

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2025-05-14 23:27:18 -

Widow of Crash Victim Says New English Proficiency Rule Would Have Saved Husband's Life
COLORADO — The widow of a man killed in a tragic crash involving a deported truck driver is speaking out in support of newly reinstated English language proficiency (ELP) enforcement for commercial drivers, saying it could have saved her husband’s life. Scott Miller was killed on Highway 285 in Colorado last year when a semi-truck driven by Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza lost control and...

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