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WASHINGTON, DC — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is moving to codify English-language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, a step that would make failure to read road signs or …
FMCSA Moves to Lock English Rules Into Trucking Regulations Read More
WASHINGTON, DC — Federal and state authorities placed 766 commercial drivers and vehicles out of service during a three-day enforcement operation across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Ohio, expanding a federal …
Federal Crackdown Pulls 766 Drivers, Vehicles Off Roads Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Transportation Department is expanding its investigation of about 75 commercial driver’s license training schools suspected of falsifying records, issuing improper certifications or failing to train applicants …
USDOT Expands CDL Fraud Probe With Homeland Security Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — States, law enforcement agencies, schools, and workforce training organizations will soon compete for more than $217 million in federal transportation grants aimed at improving truck and bus …
New Trucking Grants Aim to Crack Down on Unsafe Drivers Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Department of Labor issued new guidance requiring employers seeking foreign commercial truck drivers to explicitly include federally mandated English-language proficiency standards in labor certification …
Labor Department Tightens Rules for Foreign Truck Drivers Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Illinois could lose $128 million in federal highway funding after a federal audit found that nearly one in five non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses issued by the state …
USDOT Cracks Down on CDL Violations Nationwide Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation moved aggressively on energy and roadway safety this month, approving a major offshore oil export terminal in the Gulf of Mexico while …
Energy Port Approved, Truck Crackdown Launched as DOT Flexes Power Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration rolled out a sweeping set of transportation initiatives this week, pairing family-focused travel reforms and frontline worker bonuses with a blistering federal crackdown on …
Holiday Travel Shakeup: Family Airports, Worker Bonuses, and a CDL Scandal Read More