CDL News Updates

As access to non-domiciled CDLs tightens, law enforcement officers are increasingly citing truck drivers without valid credentials.

Ohio stopped issuing non-domiciled CDLs in September when Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy imposed a nationwide halt.

Florida argued unsuccessfully that California and Washington were failing to verify the immigration status of license applicants.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio imposed the halt on new work visas last August following a spate of fatal crashes involving foreign truckers.

Texas is investigating five trucking schools for “endangering” state residents by illegally training commercial vehicle drivers.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy highlighted the revoked non-domiciled CDLs among a list of one-year accomplishments to support the trucking industry.

New York is suing USDOT, saying it lacks the authority to withhold $73.5 million in funding over what DOT said were noncompliance issues with state-issued CDLs.

New York is holding its ground despite a $73.5 million funding hit, while California complied — revoking thousands of licenses to avoid steeper losses.

The carrier’s post-market announcement April 16 is intended to reset expectations ahead of the release of earnings for the first quarter on April 22.

The action follows a federal audit of New York’s commercial driver licensing program that identified widespread violations of federal requirements.