"An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn on Aug. 12 found what Duffy called significant failures in the way California is enforcing rules that took effect in June after one of President Donald Trump's executive orders. California had issued the driver a commercial license, but these English rules predate the crash."
"Truckers are supposed to be disqualified if they can't demonstrate English proficiency, and Duffy said the driver involved in the crash should not have been given a commercial license because of his immigration status. The crash has become increasingly political, with the governors of California and Florida criticizing each other and Duffy highlighting the administration's immigration concerns in interviews. "California is the only state in the nation that refuses to ensure big rig drivers can read our road signs and communicate with law enforcement.""
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will withhold $40 million from California, citing failures to enforce English-language proficiency standards for commercial truck drivers. An investigation after a deadly Aug. 12 Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver found enforcement failures; California had issued the driver a commercial license despite English standards that predate the crash. Truckers are to be disqualified if they cannot demonstrate English proficiency, and officials contend the driver should not have been licensed because of his immigration status. California defended its practices, noting lower commercial driver crash rates than the national average. Federal inspections reported roughly 34,000 inspections with few English-related removals.
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