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Trump executive order requires truck drivers to speak English
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring commercial truck drivers to be proficient in English, citing safety concerns about communication on the roads.
- The order emphasizes that English proficiency is a 'non-negotiable safety requirement' and mandates inspection procedures for compliance to strengthen roadway safety.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is directed to rescind previous guidance and ensure drivers who do not meet English standards are put out-of-service.
- The executive order reinforces previous federal regulations that have not been enforced since they were overridden in 2016, which have contributed to an increase in fatal truck crashes.
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Trump steps on the gas pedal for English * WorldNetDaily * by Andy Schlafly
Donald Trump just accomplished what his Republican predecessor George W. Bush refused to do: make understanding of English a requirement for truck drivers’ licenses. In 2002 Phyllis Schlafly urged GWB to repeal Clinton’s extension of commercial licenses to non-English-speaking truckers, but Bush refused to act. Clinton opened the southern border to Mexican truckers to carry long loads, potentially including drugs, deep into the U.S. without know…
Truck drivers provide input on new executive order requiring English proficiency
Commercial truck drivers across the U.S. will now be required to be proficient in English or risk being pulled from the road, following a new executive order from the Trump administration.Truck drivers must be able to communicate with safety officals and law enforcement as well as read traffic signs. The move rescinds guidance established during the Obama-era that dismissed English-language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers.Steven …
The deadly trucker crisis — and why mass migration is to blame
Mass immigration has had a profound impact on many industries in America, and one of them is the trucking industry — which the Trump administration is tackling with an executive order. According to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the executive order “will be an order directing the Department of Transportation to include English literacy tests for our truckers.” “This is a big problem in the trucking community, that unless you’re …
Executive order enforces English proficiency for truck drivers | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
A new executive order from President Donald Trump to enforce the "commonsense" English-language requirement for commercial motor vehicle drivers was signed on Monday.
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