DOT to withhold over $40M from California for failing to enforce trucker language standards

The Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that it will withhold more than $40 million in funding from California ...
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 ...
Overdrive

English language proficiency crackdown? Here's what states are saying

In the aftermath of President Donald Trump's executive order mandating boosted enforcement of English language proficiency for all truck drivers in the U.S., a smattering of reports of state law ...
Yahoo

English proficiency rule for truckers shaking up cross-border freight market

The Trump administration’s push for stricter enforcement of the English language proficiency (ELP) requirement is already having an impact on the freight market between the U.S. and Mexico. Many B-1 ...

Study links ELP violations to unsafe motor carriers

New research finds a correlation between truck drivers who violate English-language proficiency rules and bad carrier safety ...
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 ...
Fleet Owner

CarriersEdge releases online English proficiency assessment

CarriersEdge released an online English proficiency assessment for its customers. The program provides visual cues and audio questions to assess the driver’s ability to respond. The assessment is not ...