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Truckers Fear Job Loss as US Language Policy Takes Effect
- On June 25, 2025, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance began enforcing stricter English proficiency rules, prompting Juárez companies to hire English instructors for cross-border truckers.
- Following Trump’s May 2025 executive order, the Department of Transportation rescinded Obama-era relaxed English requirements, reestablishing stricter enforcement guidelines.
- U.S. Department of Transportation procedures require inspectors to conduct on-the-spot English tests, including interviews and sign recognition, with Duffy stating 'A driver who can't understand English will not drive.'
- The trucking community faces surging demand for English training amid a projected 160,000-driver shortfall by 2030, prompting concerns over compliance and industry stability.
- The Senate's Commercial Motor Vehicle English Proficiency Act, introduced by Senator Marshall and cosponsored by Barrasso and Hyde-Smith, would require drivers to pass English tests before receiving CDLs.
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Sen. Rogers Marshall to Newsmax: Commercial Trucks Could Be Used as Weapons
Commercial trucks could be used as a weapon potentially and it would just make sense that if you're driving a big truck that you could read and understand the English language, Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Ky., tells Newsmax in reference to his bill that aims to ...
Sen. Marshall to Newsmax: Commercial Trucks Could Be Used as Weapons
Commercial trucks could be used as a “weapon, potentially,” and it would “just make sense that if you're driving a big truck that you could read and understand the English language,” Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Ky., told Newsmax on Wednesday in reference to his bill that aims to enforce English-proficiency standards at the driver-training level. “Look, there's a detour here,” Marshall said on “Finnerty.” “We're going to squeeze into one lane here as …
English-proficiency bill tackles problem at driver-training level
A bill introduced in the Senate aims to enforce English-proficiency standards at the driver-training level. Last week, Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., introduced the Commercial Motor Vehicle English Proficiency Act. S2114 would require drivers to be tested for English proficiency before receiving a commercial driver’s license. Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., co-sponsored the bill. “Common sense would tell us that anyone …
Borderland truck drivers learning english after signing of executive order
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) -- President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order back in April, enforcing that all truck drivers in the U.S. and crossing into the U.S. be qualified and proficient in English. The White House previously said: The Order directs the Secretary of Transportation to rescind guidance that watered down the law requiring English proficiency for commercial drivers. It mandates revising out-of-service criteria to ensure dri…
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New Trump Rule Bars Non-English-Speaking Truckers From U.S. Highways
At a trucking school in New Jersey, students are maneuvering 18-wheelers around traffic cones. Other future drivers look under hoods to perform safety checks, narrating as they examine steering hoses for cracks and leaks. An instructor glides between speaking Spanish and English as he teaches Manuel Castillo, a native Spanish speaker, how to inspect a school bus. They’re using a printed script of English phrases to practice what Castillo would s…
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