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Trump executive order requires truck drivers to speak English
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring commercial truck drivers in the United States to be proficient in English, emphasizing this as a safety measure.
- The order tasks Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy with enforcing compliance and improving inspection procedures related to English proficiency.
- Trump's executive order reinstates a long-standing federal standard that has not been effectively enforced since 2016, citing a rise in truck-related fatalities since then.
- Supporters of the order argue that English proficiency is vital for roadway safety and effective communication.
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Trump administration restores English language requirement for truck drivers, arguing a current road safety issue
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 …
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