Enforcement of the new English language proficiency requirement for truckers continues apace since being enacted a bit more than a month ago.
Proof of that came in the form of a posting on "X" (formerly Twitter) by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
On Wednesday, Duffy posted:
"Since I took action to enforce language proficiency requirements for truckers, our state partners have put roughly 1,500 unqualified drivers out of service. That’s what I call results!
"If you can't read or speak our national language — ENGLISH — we won’t let your truck endanger the driving public.
"America First = Safety First"
The enforcement comes after the language requirement became an out of service violation June 25.
Before that, an executive order by President Donald Trump directed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to rescind a 2016 memo that ordered law enforcement to not place truck drivers out-of-service for English language violations.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's board voted to add “English Proficiency” to its North American standard out-of-service criteria.
The change in language enforcement also comes after another Trump executive order declaing English as the official language of the U.S.
