The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and state and local partners will be working together to identify and address fraudulent and illegal practices in commercial driver’s license (CDL) schools. The goal is to ensure that only qualified individuals operate commercial vehicles.
FMCSA has identified approximately 75 entry-level driving training schools suspected of fraudulent activities that will be investigated. Activities include failing to properly train drivers applying for CDLs, falsifying training records and improper driver certifications.
“Too many American lives have been lost in completely avoidable accidents because illegal aliens have been granted commercial driver’s licenses to drive trucks and 18-wheelers on America’s roadways,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said. “DHS law enforcement is partnering with the Department of Transportation to eliminate CDL fraud, strengthen the integrity of the CDL system, and investigate commercial driver’s license schools throughout the country.”
“USDOT has spent the last year rooting out bad actors from our trucking industry,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. “We’ve knocked over 24,000 drivers off our roads for failing to speak English, forced states to cancel over 28,000 licenses illegally issued to foreign drivers, and purged over 9,500 unqualified training schools from our FMCSA registry.”