Must speak English: Truck drivers react to recent executive order

Must speak English: Truck drivers react to recent executive order

On Tuesday, truckers passing through Eastern Iowa shared their thoughts on President Trump’s executive order impacting truckers.

Widow of man killed by now-deported truck driver says new stricter English language requirements would have prevented crash

The widow of a man killed in a crash with a now-deported truck driver says that the new enforcement of English language requirements for  truck drivers would have saved her husband’s life by preventing the crash in the first place.  Scott Miller was killed on Highway 285 in Colorado last year when a semi truck driven by Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza lost control and crashed into multiple cars. The now-deported truck driver Cruz-Mendoza had been previousl…

Executive order mandates English proficiency for commercial drivers

A recent executive order changes the enforcement landscape for English proficiency among commercial drivers.