Overview
- Federal officials announced an emergency removal of 110 training providers from the federal registry and the suspension of about 160 more—roughly 270 schools in all—in a crackdown announced Monday.
- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says the 110 schools certified about 5,000 drivers who were later cited for failing English‑language proficiency checks and that drivers tied to reviewed providers are associated with 239 commercial‑vehicle fatalities.
- Investigators conducted nearly 400 probes across 40 states in July, issued more than 160 notices of proposed removal for problems like inadequate driving space, unlicensed instructors and fake classroom locations, and HSI executed coordinated sweeps of more than 200 schools in 23 states.
- The administration created Joint Task Force Crossroads of America to combine DOT, FMCSA, DHS/HSI, DOJ and other agencies for criminal and civil enforcement and said it will audit third‑party CDL testers and state oversight of licensing.
- Critics and some analysts dispute the causal link between the flagged schools and the fatality figure, and industry groups and states warn the actions could prompt legal challenges, strain the trucker workforce and trigger conflicts over federal highway funding.