The U.S. Department of Transportation is intensifying its nationwide crackdown on improperly issued commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs), and New York is the latest state in the spotlight. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the state may lose $73 million in federal highway funding unless it corrects what federal investigators describe as systemic failures in its non-domiciled CDL program. This enforcement surge began after a tragic Florida crash caused by a truck driver who was not authorized to be in the U.S., prompting a multi-state audit of how commercial licenses are issued to noncitizens. According to the DOT, the goal is to ensure that licenses are granted only to drivers who are fully qualified—and legally authorized—to operate large trucks and buses. Federal Investigation Finds Widespread Errors in New York Duffy reported that federal investigators reviewed roughly 200 non-domiciled CDLs in New York and found that more than half were… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
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