Commercial Trucking Regulation

Transportation Secretary Duffy announced that all commercial driver’s license tests must now be taken in English, ending multilingual CDL exams in states such as California and targeting third‑party testing companies and “sham” schools that DOT says have failed to enforce English‑proficiency standards. The agency also flagged 557 driving schools for closure, tied the English‑only rule and a broader enforcement push to recent fatal crashes in Florida and Indiana involving allegedly unauthorized or unqualified immigrant drivers, and said it will tighten carrier registration rules and increase FMCSA spot checks to curb “chameleon carriers.”