Sean Duffy News Updates

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy applauded officials with the FMCSA as well as DOTs from more than two dozen states for carrying out the SafeDRIVE campaign in January.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has closed 7,500 commercial driver training schools in a first year of enforcing federal laws governing trucking to increase road safety.

Secretary Sean Duffy said that while DOT’s resources are directed to primarily protect motorists, another key priority is enhancing existing infrastructure with emerging safety technologies.

California adopted updated regulations for the California Highway Patrol to follow, including a language-proficiency mandate that aligns with a USDOT standard that was revived last year.

The FY25 annual grants are allocated through a competitive process for states. In this round, $71.6 million was dedicated to “High Priority” grants for CMVs and innovative technology deployment.

An audit of states’ processes and procedures for granting non-domiciled commercial driver licenses and commercial learner’s permits was launched by DOT Secretary Sean Duffy in June.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis called it a case of “crossed wires,” saying the state has “finished the investigation and we are conducting a final review of the findings."

California is suing the U.S. Transportation Department over the permanent loss of more than $33 million in safety grants tied to English-language rules for truck drivers.

The 2025 crackdown reflects a federal shift that more tightly links commercial driver licensing and English-language standards with immigration enforcement and roadway safety.

New York routinely issues licenses to immigrants that may be valid long after they are legally authorized to be in the country, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Dec. 12.