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Another one: Foreign national with New York CDL kills man in Tennessee crash, could not read English
A fatal Tennessee accident has become the catalyst for the federal Department of Transportation coming down hard on the way New York state doles out commercial drivers licenses. “A Chinese national driving a motorcoach slammed into a vehicle in Tennessee,
Rising scrutiny of 194,000 state-issued nondomiciled CDLs to foreign workers with poor English language proficiency reveal two routes to safety. Rule change is one, done by the U.
ATA launches an offshoot group of trucking executives to deliver their vision for how CDL issuance, non-domiciled drivers, and fraud should be addressed.
Duffy said that "we found the worst offender which is the state of New York. 53 percent of of New York's non-domiciled CDLs were issued unlawfully. New York many times won't even verify whether they have a work authorization, they have a VISA, or they're in the country illegally."
Federal Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) regulations went into effect in 2022 and set new federal minimum standards for CDL training schools, but the Department of Transportation is now taking action against schools not meeting the standards.
The federal government has taken new steps to prevent "illegal" bus and truck driver training programs. Here's what it means for Kentucky.
More than 40 percent of listed CDL training providers could lose their ability to certify new drivers. As a result, many current CDL holders will have their credentials revoked.
Motor carrier requirements for lawful qualified drivers are under review across the industry following a new FMCSA Interim Final Rule on CDL standards. Here are the key points our team is fielding with clients: FMCSA has issued an Interim Final Rule that ...
New Mexico commercial driver’s license schools and providers believe they are in full compliance with federal regulations regarding the certifications, despite a recent review from the U.S. Department of Transportation.