"NO ENGLISH, NO LICENSE! 17,000 TRUCKERS pulled OUT OF SERVICE for failing to pass our English language proficiency test. And we will continue to take dangerous foreign drivers OFF THE ROAD".

Being a Commercial Truck Driver one has to follow simple English , Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (49 CFR 391.11(b)(2.

That being said 17k foreign nationals were pulled off the highways. As someone who drove commercial trucks for years as a Teamster Union member before switching to the jeweler trade, I can tell you this is common sense safety enforcement. I can't imagine someone who isn't proficient in English passing any of the endorsements,Oil tanker,Haz Mat,Bus ,Double trailers.

The story is based on the Department of Transportation x comment

2 minutes ago, riclag said:

"NO ENGLISH, NO LICENSE! 17,000 TRUCKERS pulled OUT OF SERVICE for failing to pass our English language proficiency test. And we will continue to take dangerous foreign drivers OFF THE ROAD".

Being a Commercial Truck Driver one has to follow simple English , Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (49 CFR 391.11(b)(2.

That being said 17k foreign nationals were pulled off the highways. As someone who drove commercial trucks for years as a Teamster Union member before switching to the jeweler trade, I can tell you this is common sense safety enforcement. I can't imagine someone who isn't proficient in English passing any of the endorsements,Oil tanker,Haz Mat,Bus ,Double trailers.

The story is based on the Department of Transportation x comment

Only citizens ae required to pass the tests.

8 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Only citizens ae required to pass the tests.

Don't be surprised if you see the usual Marxist groups, Chanting who's streets our streets in their support of the thousands who have been causing mayhem on the roads for many years.

1 minute ago, riclag said:

Don't be surprised if you see the usual Marxist groups, Chanting who's streets our streets in their support of the thousands who have been causing mayhem on the roads for many years.

And driving down wages.

Why would there be any debate on this subject?

36 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Why would there be any debate on this subject?

From the WH: "Proficiency in English, which I designated as our official national language in Executive Order 14224 of March 1, 2025 (Designating English as the Official Language of the United States), should be a non-negotiable safety requirement for professional drivers.  They should be able to read and understand traffic signs, communicate with traffic safety, border patrol, agricultural checkpoints, and cargo weight-limit station officers.  Drivers need to provide feedback to their employers and customers and receive related directions in English.  This is common sense".

Its Common Sense ,There's no ifs ands or buts !

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/enforcing-commonsense-rules-of-the-road-for-americas-truck-drivers/

1 hour ago, Yagoda said:

Why would there be any debate on this subject?

Wow. I was wrong LOL

https://prospect.org/2026/03/23/immigrant-truckers-commercial-drivers-licenses-trump/

"You may think that taking certified truck drivers, who’ve all been granted federal work permits, off the roads—in an industry that has 94 percent yearly turnover—may not serve the common good particularly well. You may also think that it is a gratuitous crime to harm the fortunes of those drivers and their families, not to mention an act of malignant folly to jack up the prices of the goods that will come late or go undelivered without immigrant drivers to take them to their destinations. If so, you’d be right."

Waaaaaaaaaahhhh. Losers screeching again.

22 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Wow. I was wrong LOL

https://prospect.org/2026/03/23/immigrant-truckers-commercial-drivers-licenses-trump/

"You may think that taking certified truck drivers, who’ve all been granted federal work permits, off the roads—in an industry that has 94 percent yearly turnover—may not serve the common good particularly well. You may also think that it is a gratuitous crime to harm the fortunes of those drivers and their families, not to mention an act of malignant folly to jack up the prices of the goods that will come late or go undelivered without immigrant drivers to take them to their destinations. If so, you’d be right."

Waaaaaaaaaahhhh. Losers screeching again.

Socialist/progressives pull at heartstrings about families and higher prices, but they forget the universal rule in trucking and every high risk jobs, "Safety First". We love legal immigrants who meet the same standards including clear English to handle signs, inspections, emergencies, and records. The rules have always been there;,they're just being enforced now. Thank God Trump Won in 2024.

42 minutes ago, riclag said:

the universal rule in trucking and every high risk jobs, "Safety First"

Im always willing to pay the tariffs for safety.

I'm glad for you Ric, you found someone to talk to.

2 minutes ago, stevenl said:

I'm glad for you Ric, you found someone to talk to.

You and Ric, snug as bugs in a rug!

9 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Im always willing to pay the tariffs for safety.

Says someone who is not living in the USA ,

regards worgeordie

12 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Why would there be any debate on this subject?

Just do what Thailand does and don't allow Johnny Foreigner to work.

2 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

Just do what Thailand does and don't allow Johnny Foreigner to work.

I worked in Thailand for over twenty years.

12 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Why would there be any debate on this subject?

Those who have lost their self ownership and will that go’s with the flow of the media commands.

37 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I worked in Thailand for over twenty years.

Not driving trucks you didn't.

21 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

Not driving trucks you didn't.

What you said was: "Just do what Thailand does and don't allow Johnny Foreigner to work."

Nothing about driving trucks in your claim.

3 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

What you said was: "Just do what Thailand does and don't allow Johnny Foreigner to work."

Nothing about driving trucks in your claim.

Surely you are bright enough to read (and understand) the topic title?

No?

I misjudged you......won't make that mistake again.

This is how they do it! The left finding ingenious ways to skirt the federal requirements while ignoring safety first.

"While commercial drivers are required to demonstrate proficiency with the English language, many states allow them to take the test for their CDL in other languages.

Duffy said states have also hired companies to administer the tests, and those companies have not complied with federal standards".

https://www.aol.com/truckers-test-english-amid-cdl-142045522.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHuodGg7sahJwzSSw4aoD4j3Ax8wtC4MvTgDTnU4OEtc7ieLnJ8NN3TFfYHTXs6_6fwjR9F_OK-QFHkgJnzQ3GPRJd0gXApvisEnzjERUXsxvjcweoLImv_RDtr37q2zVHmuVyqTZ-qXS42mDYHL10i6dOo242wPJNBrWlOaXMfn

3 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

Surely you are bright enough to read (and understand) the topic title?

No?

I misjudged you......won't make that mistake again.

Doubling down on your BS I see.

Just another example of Trump raining economic destruction down upon America, and creating more Trumpflation everywhere he goes.

The positive side of all this is that he's going to be gone very soon.

Just now, spidermike007 said:

Just another example of Trump raining economic destruction down upon America, and creating more Trumpflation everywhere he goes.

The positive side of all this is that he's going to be gone very soon.

Yes, it would be terrible if truckdrivers earned a living wage and you had to pay a bit more for your fresh strawberries.

Typical leftist.

20 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Yes, it would be terrible if truckdrivers earned a living wage and you had to pay a bit more for your fresh strawberries.

Typical leftist.

Indeed, safety first was thrown out the window as millions upon millions of unvetted foreign nationals were allowed to skirt the laws of the land for the far left's humanitarian efforts of giving them priority access and special treatment over American citizens and legal processes.

This same mindset created the loopholes in trucking states letting CDL tests be taken in dozens of languages, outsourcing to sham testing companies that ignored federal English proficiency rules, and handing out non domiciled licenses without proper vetting or background checks.

As a former Teamster who went through the full CDL testing and endorsements in English, I know how critical clear communication is when you're hauling haz mat and such. You need to read signs, talk to inspectors, respond in emergencies, and fill out reports accurately.How many thousands have to be sacrificed for the far lefts insane systemic progressive initiatives .

33 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Doubling down on your BS I see.

You are thicker than I thought .....don't you read the title of the subject you are posting on!

Dumbass AND a troll

20 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

You are thicker than I thought .....don't you read the title of the subject you are posting on!

Dumbass AND a troll

Oh, "clever" name calling, defector, AND a liar, you must be a leftist, yes?

1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

Oh, "clever" name calling, defector, AND a liar, you must be a leftist, yes?

Also too dumb to use the report button.

As a troll you are overdue for the ignore.....now trot on.

23 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

Also too dumb to use the report button.

As a troll you are overdue for the ignore.....now trot on.

Ah, more insults, typical leftist.

28 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Ah, more insults, typical leftist.

I don't know why I can see this post because you have been ignored.

Anyway - even dumber and wrong on your part. I am probably further right than you.

33 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Ah, more insults, typical leftist.

We both hate how the left always puts their open border humanitarian/economic agenda above real safety and rule of law. Shortcuts that risk lives on the highway!

I'm reading that foreigners are restricted from driving the big rigs in Thailand. Smart move. They put truck driving on the prohibited occupations list under the Alien Working Act , jobs reserved for Thais only. No work permit for Foreigner's in commercial trucking here.

1 hour ago, hotandsticky said:

I don't know why I can see this post because you have been ignored.

If I were you, I would say you were too dumb to figure out how the "ignore" feature works,

1 hour ago, hotandsticky said:

Anyway - even dumber and wrong on your part. I am probably further right than you.

Sure you are.