Overview

• New rules now in effect restrict non‑domiciled eligibility to verified employment‑visa holders with mandatory DHS SAVE checks, require annual in‑person renewals for non‑citizen drivers, and tie license validity to work‑permit expiration.
• An FMCSA audit reported systemic noncompliance in six states, naming California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, and Washington.
• California must pause issuing non‑domiciled CDLs, identify and revoke improperly issued licenses, and comply within 30 days or risk about $160 million in withheld highway funds; state officials dispute the findings.
• DOT estimates roughly 200,000 non‑domiciled commercial drivers will be directly affected out of more than 2 million nationwide.
• Officials said the crackdown follows deadly large‑truck crashes this year, including a March pileup in Austin and an Aug. 12 wreck in Florida.