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2026-03-15 20:56:39 -

FMCSA Warns Trucking Industry Not to Buy, Sell, or Lease USDOT or MC Numbers — Violations Will Result in Immediate Deactivation and Revocation of All Related Registrations
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...

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2025-10-30 15:18:58 -

More than 7,000 truck drivers taken off the road for failing English proficiency tests, USDOT chief says
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...

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2026-02-20 23:05:37 -

Secretary Duffy Pushes English-Only CDL Testing Nationwide as USDOT Targets Chameleon Carriers
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...

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2024-01-29 01:39:15 -

USDOT announces nearly $300 million in funding to build hundreds of truck parking spaces in multiple states
This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced that millions of dollars of grant funding has been awarded to fund the building of hundreds of truck parking spaces in multiple states. On January 25, 2024, USDOT announced $292 million in federal funding for truck parking projects in several states as part of discretionary grant programs. See a rundown of the planned truck...

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2026-02-19 20:58:59 -

USDOT Moves to Remove More Than 550 CDL Training Schools From Federal Registry Over Unqualified Instructors and Safety Violations After 1,426 Nationwide Investigations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced that more than 550 commercial driver’s license training schools found in violation of federal safety standards have received notices of proposed removal from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s National Training Provider Registry. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the...

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2026-02-16 18:12:45 -

USDOT Places Three Trucking Companies Out of Service, Revokes CDL School Certification After Four Die in Indiana Semi-Truck Collision
JAY COUNTY, INDIANA — The U.S. Department of Transportation announced enforcement actions against multiple trucking companies and a commercial driver’s license school following a fatal semi-truck crash that killed four members of an Amish community earlier this month. According to federal officials, the actions stem from a February 3, 2026 crash involving 30-year-old Bekzhan...

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2026-02-21 02:32:04 -

USDOT to Unfreeze $40 Million After California Agrees to Enforce English Language Standards for Commercial Drivers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has begun enforcing federal English language proficiency requirements for commercial truck drivers after months of noncompliance, prompting the U.S. Department of Transportation to move forward with unfreezing more than $40 million in withheld federal funding. The USDOT confirmed that California is now enforcing the longstanding rule requiring commercial...

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2026-02-18 00:15:50 -

USDOT Warns Illinois to Revoke Illegally Issued Non-Domiciled CDLs Within 30 Days or Risk Losing $128 Million
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation has warned that Illinois could lose up to $128 million in federal highway funding after a federal audit found widespread problems with the state’s non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s License program. On February 17, Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced that a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration audit...

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2026-02-06 21:56:08 -

FMCSA 3-Day Operation SafeDRIVE Pulls 704 Drivers and 1,231 Trucks Out of Service and Results in 56 Arrests Across 26 States
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...

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2025-12-12 18:55:39 -

New York May Lose $73 Million in Federal Highway Funds After Audit Shows 53% of Immigrant CDLs Were Issued Illegally
ALBANY, New York — New York is facing the potential loss of $73 million in federal highway funding after U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy accused the state of improperly issuing commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to immigrants whose legal status did not qualify them for long-term credentials. According to Duffy, a recent Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)...

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2025-04-30 03:03:20 -

UDOT Highlights Fatal Truck Crashes to Reinforce English-Language Proficiency Enforcement
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has reinforced the Trump Administration’s recent executive order mandating English-language proficiency (ELP) among commercial truck drivers by highlighting two major fatal crashes attributed in part to drivers who lacked English skills. President Trump signed an Executive Order on April 28 rescinding a 2016 policy that loosened enforcement...

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