Thousands Of Driving Schools Could Lose Certification In Latest Migrant Trucker Crackdown

The Trump administration is cracking down on truck driving schools, allegedly enabling illegal migrants and other unqualified people to drive on American highways.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to revoke the certification of nearly 3,000 Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) schools for “failing to equip” students with the Trump administration’s training requirements, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. The announcement is the latest move by the White House after a string of deadly vehicle crashes, allegedly caused by illegal migrant truck drivers, has attracted national attention.

The targeted training providers must notify students that their certification may be in jeopardy, according to the DOT. An additional 4,500 schools are being warned they may be subjected to similar action.

“This administration is cracking down on every link in the illegal trucking chain,” Duffy said in a Monday statement. “Under Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg, bad actors were able to game the system and let unqualified drivers flood our roadways.”

“Their negligence endangered every family on America’s roadways, and it ends today,” Duffy continued. “Under President Trump, we are reigning in illegal and reckless practices that let poorly trained drivers get behind the wheel of semi-trucks and school buses.”

The Training Provider Registry (TPR) lists all schools officially certified to offer training for CDL students, according to the DOT. Schools are being removed from the TPR for allegedly manipulating or falsifying data, not meeting the required curriculum standards, failing to maintain accurate or complete documentation or refusing to provide records during audits, among other infractions.

Schools that received a notice have 30 days to comply with the Trump administration’s training requirements or else be removed from the registry, according to the DOT announcement.