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Truck Safety Overhaul: New Rules, Enforcement, and the Road Ahead

Truck Safety Overhaul: New Rules, Enforcement, and the Road Ahead

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 Good morning, everyone, and welcome to your weekly transportation briefing. This week brings major developments in truck safety that directly affect millions of American drivers and the trucking industry.

The headline making waves right now comes from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's finalization of strict new rules targeting unqualified foreign drivers operating commercial trucks on American roads. According to the Department of Transportation, at least seventeen fatal crashes and thirty deaths in 2025 alone were caused by non-domiciled drivers. This new rule closes critical safety gaps that allowed states to issue commercial driver's licenses to foreign nationals without properly verifying their driving histories or legal status.

Here's what's changing. Starting immediately, only drivers holding specific visa categories like H-2A, H-2B, and E-2 status can qualify for these licenses. States must now verify every applicant's legal status through a federal system called SAVE. Employment authorization documents are no longer accepted as proof of eligibility. According to the Transportation Department, these changes have already removed over ninety thousand non-compliant licenses nationwide and will prevent unqualified drivers from getting behind the wheel of big rigs.

The scope of this problem was staggering. More than thirty states had been illegally issuing tens of thousands of licenses to ineligible drivers, which is why Secretary Duffy announced a nationwide audit of states issuing non-domiciled licenses back in June.

But there's more happening in the enforcement arena. Operation SafeDRIVE, a multistate initiative conducted in January, removed nearly two thousand unsafe drivers and vehicles from American roads. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials and state law enforcement conducted over eight thousand inspections and placed seven hundred four drivers out of service. The FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs stated that when drivers ignore safety rules and operate without proper qualifications, they put all our lives at risk.

For listeners in the industry, you should also know that new English language proficiency requirements take effect this year. Commercial drivers who fail to meet these standards will be placed out of service, addressing concerns about communication safety on our highways.

Looking ahead, the regulatory landscape is shifting toward data-driven oversight rather than broad mandates. The FMCSA has over forty trucking-related rules in development, with proposed rules on autonomous vehicle regulations expected by May. There are also updates coming for medical qualification standards, drug and alcohol clearinghouse improvements, and important clarifications for agricultural haulers navigating hours-of-service exemptions.

For American citizens, these changes mean safer highways and reduced crash fatalities. For trucking companies and owner-operators, compliance is now non-negotiable, with stricter verification processes and enforcement sweeps continuing throughout the year.

Stay informed by checking transportation dot gov for regular updates on enforcement actions and regulatory changes affecting your commute and business operations.

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