Illinois Challenges Trump Administration over Funding Revocation Related to Non-Domiciled CDLs

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.