U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Administrator Derek Barrs today announced new actions the Department is taking to strengthen safety and integrity on America’s roads. The new measures include requiring commercial driver’s license (CDL) tests be administered in English, upgrading the registration system with identification verification, and cracking down on non-compliant CDL training centers and carriers.
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“When we get on the road, we should expect that we should be safe. And that those who drive those 80,000-pound big rigs, that they are well-trained, they’re well-qualified, and they’re going to be safe,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy.
“I want to thank Secretary Duffy for his leadership and the great team we have at FMCSA for the work that they do and saving lives,” said FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs.
In the News:
Fox Business: Transportation secretary orders sweeping CDL test changes in trucking crackdown: ‘English only’
Associated Press: All Truck Drivers to Be Required to Take CDL Test in English
New York Post: California finally enforces English tests for truck drivers, feds to unfreeze $40M
Washington Examiner: Duffy announces all commercial drivers license tests will only be given in English
Newsmax: Truck, Bus Drivers Must Take Commercial Driver’s Tests in English
Newsweek: Trump Admin Issues Major New Rule For Truck Drivers
PBS: Transportation Secretary Duffy announces English-only commercial driver’s license tests
Transport Topics: FMCSA Rulemakings Target Chameleon Carriers, Driver Training
LandLine: DOT on cleaning up trucking: ‘Work is just beginning’
CDLLife: USDOT to require that all CDL testing be conducted in English only
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