Giannoulias Condemns Trump Attempts to Rescind Safety Grant Dollars

Giannoulias Condemns Trump Attempts to Rescind Safety Grant Dollars

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias called actions by President Donald Trump “vindictive” and “illegal” after the White House announced it would attempt to cut grant funding designed to make Illinois roads safer. Giannoulias also noted that the additional restrictions the Trump Administration has placed on CDL issuances to non-domiciled citizens nationwide are causing significant disruptions in the state’s trucking indust…

Trump Administration Bid to Make Roads Safe Exposes Danger of Foreign Truck Drivers

An horrific crash in Indiana earlier this month brought to the forefront what transportation industry observers warned for years represents an urgent public safety threat on America’s roadways: the proliferation of illegal immigrants and non-English speaking drivers behind the wheel of commercial trucks.And it’s a danger both President Trump and the Department of Transportation have attempted to address since the early months of the administrati…

Illinois at risk of losing $129M in DOT funding over CDL issues: FMCSA

Officials say the state's commercial driver license issuance policies are compliant with federal requirements.

Trump Admin Audit Finds 20% of Commercial Driver’s Licenses Issued to Foreigners Were Unlawful.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A U.S Department of Transportation (USDOT) audit has revealed that nearly 20 percent of non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses issued to foreigners in Illinois were unlawful.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D), Director of Driver Services Kevin Duesterhaus, and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.WHEN & WHERE: Findings were detailed in a letter sent Tuesday to Illinois officials.IMPACT: Illin…

Illinois challenges Trump administration over funding revocation related to non-domiciled CDLs

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.; WASHINGTON D.C.,  — After U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Illinois is in danger of losing $128M in federal funding over alleged illegal CDLs, the state is firing back. According to an USDOT press release, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) review of Illinois’ non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) program found nearly 1-in-5 licenses to have been issued illegal…

Feds expand non-domiciled CDL crackdown to Illinois

The FMCSA has warned Illinois to fix its non-domiciled CDL program or face decertification and the loss of up to $128.6 million in federal highway funds.