Overview
- The Transportation Department removed nearly 3,000 schools from FMCSA’s Training Provider Registry and placed roughly 4,000–4,500 others on notice after a nationwide review of about 16,000 providers.
- Officials say targeted programs falsified or manipulated training data, fell short on curriculum and instructor standards, or failed to maintain and produce required records.
- Minnesota was given 30 days to revoke improperly issued non‑domiciled CDLs or risk losing up to $30.4 million after an audit found about one‑third of reviewed licenses were unlawful.
- California has moved to revoke approximately 17,000 CDLs flagged as improperly issued, Pennsylvania faces funding threats, and DHS audits of trucking firms’ driver records are ongoing.
- Industry groups including the American Trucking Associations praised stricter oversight, while Sikh and immigrant advocates warned the crackdown risks discriminatory targeting; parts of DOT’s emergency eligibility rule remain stayed by a federal appeals court.