In brief
After a review by the U.S. Transportation Department, nearly 3,000 truck driving schools are under threat of losing their accreditation due to non-compliance with training requirements. Another 4,000 schools have received warnings about similar issues. This crackdown aims to ensure that all truck drivers are qualified to hold a commercial license. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated that this action arose after a crash in Florida involving an unauthorized driver. The department's actions include revoking federal funding to specific states unless compliance is achieved within 30 days.
Nearly 44% of the 16,000 truck driving schools in the U.S. may be forced to close after a review by the federal Transportation Department found they may not be complying with government requirements.
The Transportation Department said Monday that it plans to revoke the accreditation of nearly 3,000 schools unless they can comply with training requirements in the next 30 days. Another 4,000 schools are being warned they may face similar action.
This crackdown on trucking schools is the latest step in the government’s effort to ensure that truck drivers are qualified and eligible to hold a commercial license. This began after a truck driver that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says was not authorized to be in the U.S. made an illegal U-turn and caused a crash in Florida that killed three people.
“We are reigning in illegal and reckless practices that let poorly trained drivers get behind the wheel of semi-trucks and school buses,” Duffy said.
The list of schools being targeted wasn’t immediately released.
