Overview
- The Transportation Department removed about 3,000 CDL training providers from the federal registry and put roughly 4,000–4,500 more on notice, giving targeted schools 30 days to prove compliance.
- Federal officials cited falsified or manipulated training data, failure to meet curriculum and instructor standards, and poor record‑keeping as the primary reasons for removals and warnings.
- An FMCSA audit found Minnesota issued non‑domiciled CDLs that outlasted lawful presence or lacked proper status checks, prompting a 30‑day ultimatum and a threat to withhold up to $30.4 million in highway funds.
- Homeland Security is auditing immigrant‑owned California trucking firms over driver eligibility, and California previously moved to revoke about 17,000 CDLs flagged as improperly issued.
- Courts have paused parts of new federal limits on noncitizen licensing, industry groups back stricter training enforcement, and immigrant advocacy groups report heightened scrutiny driving some workers from the field.