Trucking Industry Insiders Back Move to Bring Back English Proficiency ChecksTrucking Industry Insiders Back Move to Bring Back English Proficiency Checks
Truckers take a break at the Loves Truck stop in Springville, Utah, on Nov. 5, 2021. George Frey/Getty Images
Trucks enter the United States at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry on the southern border in San Diego on Feb. 1, 2025. In April, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Transportation to tighten enforcement of English proficiency requirements for commercial truck drivers, amid concerns that lax licensing rules are allowing potentially unsafe foreign drivers on U.S. highways. Apu Gomes/Getty Images

Trucking Industry Insiders Back Move to Bring Back English Proficiency Checks

Lax licensing rules are allowing potentially unsafe foreign truckers to legally work America’s highways, industry insiders say.
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The U.S. government is taking steps to close a legal loophole that has allowed logistics companies to employ truck drivers who may not have the necessary credentials to do the job.

In April, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Transportation to take action to prevent drivers who are not proficient in English from operating commercial trucks in the United States.
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