Summary
The U.S. Transportation Department requires all commercial driver's license tests to be taken in English, aiming to improve road safety. This change is part of a larger effort to ensure drivers are qualified and to shut down unsafe driving schools and fraudulent trucking companies.
Key Facts
- All commercial driver's license (CDL) tests must now be in English.
- The goal is to improve safety by ensuring drivers can read road signs and communicate with law officers.
- Florida has already started giving tests only in English.
- Previously, some states allowed tests in multiple languages, like California offering 20 languages.
- Secretary Duffy highlighted problems with some testing companies not checking if drivers are really qualified.
- The Transportation Department found 557 driving schools failing safety standards.
- Officials are targeting companies using multiple names to dodge rules, known as "chameleon carriers."
- Following a deadly crash in Indiana, linked companies and the driver’s school faced penalties.
