Digging into data on U.S. truck drivers reveals a scary fact: 4 out of every 100 drivers on the road are driving without valid licenses.
Critics of the reinstatement of English language proficiency out-of-service violations argue that the directive is more political than practical and risks diverting attention from more pressing safety issues on U.S. highways.
State and federal officials are looking at ways to close loopholes and tighten regulations that govern how non-U.S. truck drivers gain the right to operate within the U.S.
Texas law enforcement, faced with a sharp increase in the number of truckers who had the Mexican equivalent of a U.S. CDL, used an informal geography test to learn that many of those individuals were from Honduras, Guatemala or other nations.
There is no easy fix: Enhancing trucking safety and driver competence, as well as combating CDL fraud, will take an all-hands-on-deck effort at every level of government.
Illegal work by B-1 visa truck drivers does serious harm to the U.S. trucking industry, stakeholders said.
More scrutiny of truck drivers and fraudulent CDLs could have operational and cost implications for trucking companies.
Non-domiciled CDL holders are just a small sliver of a bigger issue with how CDLs are issued and regulated.
Fraudulent CDL holders, improper training programs and language barriers are only a scratch on the surface of the systemic problems with the way commercial vehicles are licensed in the U.S.
