Approximately 44 percent of trucking schools have been found to be out of compliance with federal laws.
The Department of Transportation is conducting audits of trucking schools across the United States. The department has found thousands of these schools to be out of compliance with federal laws and regulations. The agency has removed 3,000 trucking schools from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Training Provider Registry (TPR). In addition to not meeting curriculum standards, facility conditions, or instructor qualifications, the schools were found to have kept inaccurate or incomplete records and falsified or manipulated their training data.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said, “This administration is cracking down on every link in the illegal trucking chain.“ He continued, saying that, in recent years, “bad actors were able to game the system and let unqualified drivers flood our roadways. Their negligence endangered every family on America’s roadways, and it ends today.”
Secretary Duffy added, “Under President Trump, we are reigning in illegal and reckless practices that let poorly trained drivers get behind the wheel of semi-trucks and school buses.”
The Department of Homeland Security is also auditing trucking firms in California that are immigrant-owned to verify commercial drivers’ status and qualifications.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For wisdom for Secretary Duffy as he heads federal efforts to improve transportation safety and ensure the qualifications of commercial drivers on the nation’s highways.
- For U.S. transportation and homeland security officials to be discerning as they conduct the audits of trucking schools.
Sources: East Bay Times, Independent Journal Review, Townhall, Department of Transportation
