He is now Too more difficult For non -American citizens to obtain a commercial driver’s license under new bases, the Ministry of Transport imposed on Friday.
Transport Minister Sean Duffy said that the audit that has been completed yet Florida’s killer crash Last month, this was caused by a truck driver trying to operate the illegal U-U-or-to-run that the previous rules were not strict enough and that a number of states did not follow them constantly. Duffy said the truck driver should not have received a commercial license because of his migration.
This review found that the driver’s commercial licenses were incorrectly issued in California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tixas and Washington. But Duffy said that the problems were so terrible in California to the point that he threatens to withdraw $ 160 million in federal financing.
Here is what changes and what led to the changes:
Auditing began at the country level after that Harjinder SinghA truck driver of the birth of India has achieved an illegal turn on Turnpike in Florida, according to the Patrol of the High Roads in Florida. The mini, behind it, could not avoid the truck trailer and shatter it. The driver and travelers were killed, while Singh and a passenger did not hit his truck.
Singh lived in California and originally issued a commercial driver’s license in Washington before California issued one. He was charged with three charges of a state for killing in vehicles and immigration violations.
Singhi’s lawyer, Natalie Knight Tae, refused to immediately comment on the case.
Officials also pointed out that two other fatal accidents this year say they are caused by migrant truck drivers who should not have received licenses. Texas driver failed in the brakes and crashed into a group of cars, which led to the accumulation of 17 killing five people. In Alabama, a driver hit four cars that stopped at a red light, killing two people.
Florida states and subsequent investigations The arguments that feed Between the rulers of Florida and California during the deduction of President Donald Trump’s anger and the Minister of Transport Sean Duffy.
Duffy said that the review found cases in which California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Dakota South, Tixas and Washington were incorrectly licensed, saying that the rules need to be more strict.
But he entered California, where he said that the investigators found that one in four of the 145 business drivers ’license for non -citizens since June was not issued under the current rules. California now has 30 days to review its program and provide a plan for compliance or risk of losing its financing.
California has declined to these claims, where a spokesman for the governor of Gavin New Tuiri said that Dove does not understand federal law and claims that California’s commercial driving license holders have a much lower rate of accidents from both the national average and the average Texas, which is the only state with licensed trade drivers.
Duffy was previously threatening To strip some federal funding from California, Washington and New Mexico after he said they were not executed English efficiency requirements For truck drivers who came into effect this summer.
California was a battlefield for the Trump administration, where the president and news were regularly transferred to social media to broadcast their grievances about the other.
The new rules only allow non -music drivers with three specific visas to qualify. And you will ask countries to verify the state of immigration. Only drivers with either H-2A, H-2B or E-2 visa will qualify. H-2B for non-agricultural temporary workers, while H-2A is intended for agricultural workers. E-2 is intended for people who make significant investments in an American company
Licensing will not be valid for a period of up to one year unless the applicant visa is expired sooner than that.
Officials said that among the 200,000 non -citizens who currently have commercial licenses, only about 10,000 of them will qualify under the new rules. But the rules are not retroactively, so these drivers will be able to keep their licenses at least until they reach renewal.
All states must stop issuing the driver’s commercial licenses to non -citizens so that they can comply with the new rules.
Unscrew truck drivers on the road represents about 5 % about 5 % of all commercial drivers. Dofi said he believed that there is enough American drivers to provide all loads.
Jonathan Marx, founder of the Leadership Academy in Linden, New Jersey, said that the removal of non -music drivers from this industry can force companies to increase wages for novice operators and draw more job seekers.
Marquis said it could make the industry more attractive.