Wednesday, 30 April 2025

President Trump To Sign Executive Order Requiring Truckers to Speak English

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President Trump will sign an executive order Monday requiring truck drivers to prove English proficiency.

The order directs the Department of Transportation to get strict on CDL inspections.

With the rise of accidents on the roads caused by truck drivers that can’t speak English and can’t understand the rules of the road, this is a much needed E.O.

It builds on Trump’s earlier move to make English the official language of the U.S., which is a no-brainer.

The signing is set for 5 p.m. EST.

Newsweek reports:

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Monday mandating that commercial truck drivers demonstrate English proficiency, building on his earlier move to designate English as the official language of the United States.

On X, formerly Twitter, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt re-posted Breitbart News’ initial reporting on the order, which is scheduled to be signed around 5 p.m. EST.

The order directs the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to strengthen inspection procedures for verifying drivers’ English skills and to review commercial driver’s license (CDL) authentication, according to excerpts obtained by Breitbart.

Drivers violating English proficiency rules will be placed out of service, the outlet reported.

Why It Matters
The new order seeks to reverse a 2016 memorandum issued during former President Barack Obama’s administration, which removed the requirement to place drivers out of service for English Language Proficiency (ELP) violations and eased enforcement standards.

DOT Secretary Sean Duffy also shared the article on X and said he will be making a “big announcement” with Trump “to make our roadways safer and put American truckers first.”

On April 10, Republican Representative Harriet Hageman of Wyoming sent a letter asking Duffy to rescind the 2016 memo, citing a consistent rise in fatal truck crashes since its implementation.

“When looking at available data, it is well within reason to conclude that this guidance has played a factor in the number of trucking accidents throughout the last several years,” Hageman wrote.

The issue is also being discussed at the state level. A bill currently moving through the Oklahoma House of Representatives would require any operator of a commercial motor vehicle in the state to demonstrate sufficient proficiency in the English language.

DEI drivers.

It seems there are a lot of drivers not able to speak English and a lot of us had no idea.

 

Be careful when you’re driving because they are all around us.

The DEI hires racking up death counts.

This next one is unclear if they couldn’t speak English.

A paramedic chimes in:

This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport.

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