EXCLUSIVE: DOT Sec. Sean Duffy Launches Nationwide Audit Into American Trucking Industry And Illegal Immigration
The Secretary of the Ministry of US Transport (DOT), Sean Duffy, launches a national audit which has the potential to exhibit illegal immigrants suspected of flooding the trucking industry, the daily learned on Friday.
The audit will specifically examine states that issue non -domiciled commercial driver licenses (CDL), according to documents shared with the appellant. Officials will also examine state processes so that unqualified individuals get licenses.
The number of truck drivers born abroad has increased considerably in recent years, although there are no conclusive data on the quantity of this may be attributable to illegal immigrants compared to legal data, according to the census data analyzed by the Houston chronicle.
“Open border policies of the last administration have enabled millions of people to flood our country – leading to serious allegations according to which the truck license system is exploited,” Duffy said in a statement to the appellant. “Today, we are launching a national audit to go to the bottom of this.”
“Our audit is to protect the safety of families on the road and maintain the integrity of CDLs held by American truckers. Each state must follow federal regulations and guarantee that only qualified and properly documented drivers are steering wheel of a truck,” said the press release.
Transport Secretary Sean Duffy is organizing a press conference at Newark Liberty International Airport, where he announced the reopening of a major track at the airport, almost two weeks before the calendar on June 02, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo of Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
Duffy signed an order intended for the trucking industry on May 20. Under the order, CMV drivers of commercial motor vehicles will be designated as off -service if they do not meet the long -standing requirements of the FMCSA (ELP) skill.
Likewise, Trump signed a decree in March declaring English the official language of the United States. In April, Trump signed a different executive decree leading the dowry to Make sure that truck drivers can read and speak English properly to converse with the public.
“”[Truckers] Should be able to read and understand the traffic signs, to communicate with traffic safety, border patrol, agricultural control points and states. “It’s common sense.” (Linked: how the American truckers lead the country – and Trump’s campaign)
The Secretary of Transport, Sean Duffy (L), speaks alongside the acting administrator of the FAA, Chris Rocheleau (R), at the headquarters of the Ministry of Transport on May 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Duffy held the press conference to provide an update to Newark Liberty International Airport. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)
American Truckers United, a plea organization for truckers, previously warned that foreign truck drivers caused fatal accidents. Salomun Weldekeal Araya, a driver based in Dallas with a semi-trailer, was arrested in March and accused of five guilty manaders and two chiefs of intoxication of intoxication after his semi-trailer struck in the back of a JAM and killed several people, reported Fox 7 News.
“We are trying to make a statement so that the federals do something,” said Shannon Everett, co -founder of American Truckers United, at the time. “Foreign truck drivers – including many illegals – kill American drivers, reduce the revenues of truckers and push businesses out of business.”
