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thousands truck Driving schools across the United States face potential closure after a federal review revealed widespread non-compliance with government standards. The Department of Transport announced that about 44 percent of the country’s 16,000 institutions could be affected.
On Monday, the department revealed plans to de-recognise nearly 3,000 schools unless they meet training requirements within 30 days. Another 4,000 schools have been warned they could face similar action.
This action marks the latest step in the government’s effort to ensure truck drivers are qualified and eligible for commercial licenses. The initiative follows a fatal outcome Florida The crash, which Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said was caused by a driver who was “not authorized to reside in the United States” who made an illegal U-turn, killed three people.
Duffy has threatened to withdraw federal funding. California And pennsylvania on the issue, and he proposed significant new restrictions on which immigrants could get a commercial driver’s license, but a court blocked those new rules.
“We are ruling out illegal and reckless practices that put poorly trained drivers behind the wheel of semi-trucks and school buses,” Duffy said.
The Department for Transport said the 3,000 schools it was taking action against failed to meet training standards and did not maintain accurate and complete records. The schools are also accused of falsifying or manipulating training data.
A list of schools being targeted was not immediately released.