Tag: CDL

US DOT Issues Final Rules on CDLs for Foreign Drivers

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) this week issued a final rule on nondomiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) and commercial learner’s permits (CLPs), limiting the ways that states can issue and renew these driving credentials for noncitizens. The final rule requires stricter standards for nondomiciled CDLs and CLPs, limiting eligibility to just a few categories of immigrant visas and detailing the documentation that states must use to verify immigration status. The new rules are scheduled to become effective in mid-March.


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US DOT Continues Crack Down on Non-US Truck Drivers – CDL Schools

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The U.S. Transportation Department said this week it may withhold up to $30.4 million in federal highway funding from Minnesota over commercial driver licenses issued improperly to non-U.S. residents. The letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz gave the state 30 days to come into compliance and revoke the licenses after a federal audit. In September, the Transportation Department issued emergency rules to drastically restrict commercial driver licenses to non-U.S. citizens after a fatal crash in Florida and a government audit.


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DOT Withholds California Funding Over English Requirement for Truckers

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Oct. 15 he will withhold $40 million from California because it is failing to enforce English-language requirements for truckers. DOT launched an investigation into state commercial driver’s license (CDL) requirement enforcement following a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn. The driver was licensed in California. Duffy said the investigation found significant failures in the way California is enforcing rules that took effect in June after one of President Donald Trump’s executive orders. California had issued the driver a commercial license, but these English speaking rules were issued after the crash.


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