Duffy highlights federal funding risks if New York fails to address CDL issue
New York Faces Federal Scrutiny Over CDL Issuance Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has issued a stern warning to New York state, stating that the federal government could impose significant financial penalties—potentially millions—if the state fails to adhere to regulations surrounding commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). Duffy announced that New York has a timeline of 30 days […]
Republicans Call for Cancellations of Minnesota’s Unlawful CDL Program
Congressional Republicans Criticize Governor Walz Over CDL Issuances A coalition of 18 Republican lawmakers has sent a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, expressing strong disapproval of his management concerning foreign nationals obtaining commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) unlawfully. They are urging the revocation of these licenses. The letter, spearheaded by Rep. Pete Stover from Minnesota, […]
Trump administration plans to withdraw millions from Tim Walz’s state while removing 3,000 questionable CDL trainers to address trucker licensing issues
DOT’s Actions to Reinforce Trucking Regulations The Department of Transportation (DOT), under the Trump Administration, is intensifying efforts to resolve issues within the U.S. trucking industry, aiming to bolster both transportation safety and national security. On Monday, DOT Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the department has canceled around 3,000 out of an estimated 16,000 commercial […]
Trump criticizes Gov. Shapiro and threatens to withdraw millions after state grants CDL to an illegal alien trucker labeled as a ‘suspected terrorist’
The Department of Transportation alerted Pennsylvania on Thursday about the potential loss of millions in federal funding, as stated in a press release sourced by Blaze News. The DOT reached out to Governor Josh Shapiro and the state’s Transportation Secretary, Michael Carroll, indicating that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration found “evidence of procedural and […]
Shapiro supports Pennsylvania’s CDL procedure following the case of the Uzbek terror suspect
Pennsylvania Governor Responds to Backlash Over Arrest of Immigrant Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has addressed criticism following the arrest of an Uzbek immigrant, Akhror Bozorov, by federal authorities. Bozorov, who has been accused of having ties to terrorism, was found driving a big rig in Kansas with a Pennsylvania commercial driver’s license (CDL). It turns […]
Border Patrol detains undocumented truck driver who holds a valid New York CDL
Border Patrol agents apprehended a commercial truck at an inland checkpoint close to Blythe, California. They found that the driver, a 25-year-old Indian national holding a valid commercial license from New York, was illegally in the United States. “The Bryce Police Department officials determined that this driver was undocumented and took him into custody for […]
Florida lawmaker focuses on sanctuary states regarding illegal CDL problem
Florida Congressman Byron Donald is advocating for a federal effort to address sanctuary state policies that enable undocumented immigrants to acquire commercial driver’s licenses. This comes after a joint operation by ICE and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol led to the arrest of 70 illegal immigrants, with 34 of them suspected of driving large trucks unlawfully. […]
Republicans call for answers from PennDOT following the illegal immigrant CDL situation.
Concerns Over CDL Licenses Issued to Undocumented Immigrants Legislators in Pennsylvania raised alarms ahead of the arrest of an Uzbek immigrant truck driver in Kansas who has a commercial driver’s license issued by PennDOT. Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee Chairman Jarrett Coleman expressed his worries in a letter to Mike Carroll, the state’s Transportation Secretary, questioning […]
Transportation Secretary Duffy criticizes California for giving a CDL to an illegal immigrant prior to a deadly accident: ‘Newsom ignored advice, and now three lives are lost’
Transportation Secretary Criticizes California’s CDL Policies Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has expressed strong disapproval of California’s decision to issue commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to undocumented immigrants. This criticism comes in the wake of a tragic accident on Tuesday involving a driver from India that resulted in three fatalities. Duffy pointed out that California is not […]
Florida truck driver Harjinder Singh, living in the U.S. illegally, has not passed the CDL test after 10 attempts.
An undocumented truck driver has been implicated in a deadly crash that resulted in three fatalities in Florida. Interestingly, this driver, Harjinder Singh, reportedly failed his commercial driver’s license (CDL) exam a staggering ten times over a span of two months before finally obtaining his license in Washington state in 2023, as noted by a […]