The bill is intended to expand enforcement to vehicles 10,001-26,000 pounds and will help align state statute with federal law under the interstate compact.
May 29, 2025CDL News Updates
Oregon Expands Oversight of Medium-Duty Trucks
Duffy, DOT to Enforce English-Language Standard
The transportation secretary mandated non-English-proficient truckers be ordered off roads and promised greater scrutiny on non-domiciled and verifications of U.S. and foreign CDLs.
May 21, 2025Watch: Weak Oversight in CDL Programs Sparks Industry Concerns
Top leaders at the Commercial Vehicle Training Association and the National Association of Publicly Funded Truck Driving Schools are expressing “serious concerns” to federal trucking regulators that entry-level driver training enforcement has not kept pace with the threat posed by unscrupulous entities graduating drivers without adequate preparation.
April 30, 2025Trump Mandates English Proficiency for Commercial Drivers
President Donald Trump's recent executive order declared English proficiency “a non-negotiable safety requirement for professional drivers."
April 29, 2025Wisconsin Awards $468,255 in CDL Grants to Train 260 Drivers
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has awarded $468,255 in grants for commercial driver license training to get 260 drivers on the road.
April 25, 2025Lawmaker Asks DOT to Reverse Obama-Era English Proficiency Memo
A federal lawmaker from Wyoming is asking USDOT to require that CMV drivers who cannot demonstrate proficiency with speaking and reading English be taken out of service during inspections.
April 24, 2025Arkansas Trucking Law Cracks Down on Fraudulent Foreign CDLs
The bill, signed April 14 by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, takes aim at what lawmakers and industry experts said is a spate of foreign drivers operating illegally and unsafely on U.S. roads.
April 24, 2025Trucking Leaders Warn of Lax Oversight in CDL Training
Leaders at two truck driving trade groups are expressing “serious concerns” to federal regulators that lax entry-level driver training enforcement may be jeopardizing public safety.
April 15, 2025Minnesota Alerts Truckers to New Proofs for CDLs
Minnesota is making truckers aware that as of March 20 they must provide proof they have both legal U.S. domicile and state residency to renew a commercial driver license.
April 14, 2025FMCSA Removes Two Chiropractors for Deficient Driver Exams
Regulators are removing two Houston chiropractors from the register of medical examiners for failure to adequately perform physical qualification exams on commercial vehicle drivers.
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