"Truckers are supposed to be disqualified if they can't demonstrate English proficiency and Duffy said the driver involved in the crash that killed three should not have ever been given a commercial driver's license because of his immigration status. But the crash has become increasingly political with the governors of California and Florida criticizing each other and Duffy highlighting the Trump administration's immigration concerns in interviews."
"Duffy said California has conducted roughly 34,000 inspections that found at least one violation since the new language standards took effect requiring truck drivers be able to recognize and read road signs and communicate with authorities in English. But only one inspection involved an English language rules violation that resulted in a driver being taken out of service. And 23 drivers with violations in other states were allowed to continue driving after inspections in California."
An investigation found significant failures in enforcement of English proficiency requirements for commercial truck drivers in California, Washington and New Mexico. New federal rules that took effect in June require drivers to recognize and read road signs and communicate with authorities in English. Inspections in California found roughly 34,000 instances of at least one violation but produced only a single English-related out-of-service action; Washington logged over 6,000 safety violations but pulled only four drivers for English issues; New Mexico placed no drivers out of service. The failures could trigger loss of federal funding and have intensified political disputes and immigration concerns after a fatal Florida crash.
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