North Carolina may lose $50M in federal funds over flawed immigrant trucker licenses

54% of North Carolina trucking licenses for immigrants were issued illegally: US DOT

After cracking down following U.S. deadly crashes involving truckers over the summer, the U.S. Transportation Department reported Thursday that more than 50 percent of North Carolina commercial driver's licenses for immigrants were illegally issued.

North Carolina faces $50 million penalty over immigrant CDLs

The U.S. Transportation Department says North Carolina's commercial licensing failures are "egregious" and "dangerous."

NC could lose $48.7M after CDLs flagged by federal government

Federal transportation officials estimate that more than half of North Carolina’s commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) issued to foreign nationals did not comply with federal law. In an official warning letter sent Thursday, federal auditors reported that a review of 50 sampled commercial driver’s licenses found 27 were issued illegally, while in eight cases the state “could not provide any evidence that it verified the drivers’ lawful presence wi…

DOT threatens to pull $50M in federal highway funding from NC over truck driver license audit

The Trump administration is threatening to pull highway funding from North Carolina, claiming the state is violating the law in issuing some driver's licenses to truck drivers.

54% of North Carolina trucking licenses for immigrants were issued illegally, US DOT says

After cracking down following U.S. deadly crashes involving truckers over the summer, the U.S. Transportation Department reported Thursday that more than 50 percent of North Carolina commercial driver's licenses for immigrants were illegally issued.

Duffy exposes 54% of North Carolina truck licenses issued illegally to 'dangerous drivers'

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy reveals 54% of North Carolina's non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses were issued illegally, threatening $50 million in federal funding.