FMCSA designates English proficiency ‘safe zones’

FMCSA clarifies that while most English proficiency failures now trigger out-of-service orders, truck drivers in designated ...
JD Supra

Enforcing English Proficiency: Employers of Commercial Drivers Face New FMCSA Guidance

DOT inspectors will enforce new guidance for English language proficiency among commercial motor vehicle drivers beginning 06.25.25. Drivers who do not speak and understand English sufficiently will ...
Overdrive

Truckers explain support for English language proficiency requirements

Unlike the last big three-letter mandate -- for ELDs -- President Donald Trump's English language proficiency (ELP) mandate garners strong support among owner-operators. A commanding 75% of ...
Fleet Owner

Trucking industry supports ELP for out-of-service criteria, survey finds

A FleetOwner survey illustrates how industry readers view the government renewed English language proficiency enforcement. Respondents overwhelmingly support ELP in out-of-service criteria but differ ...
Overdrive

What percentage of CDL drivers can't meet ELP standards?

President Donald Trump's executive order boosting enforcement of English language proficiency for all commercial vehicle drivers in the country has some potential to impact rates-- if it puts ...
Transport Topics

Lawmaker Asks DOT to Reverse Obama-Era English Proficiency Memo

Citing concerns for highway safety, a federal lawmaker from Wyoming is asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to require that commercial truck drivers who cannot demonstrate proficiency with ...