What to know about the stricter rules coming to noncitizen truck drivers after fatal Florida crash

Now much more difficult Transportation department brought on Friday to get a commercial driver’s license in accordance with new rules of non -US citizens.

Sean Duffy of Transportation Secretary, Fatal accident in Florida Last month, a truck driver who made an illegal U -turn showed that the previous rules were not strict enough and that some states did not follow them consistently. Duffy said that the truck driver should never get a commercial license due to immigration status.

This review found that commercial driver licenses were incorrectly published in California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Washington. However, Duffy said that the problems in California are so terrible and threatened to attract $ 160 million in federal financing.

Here is what changes and leads to changes:

It started after national control throughout the country Harjinder SinghAccording to Florida Highway Patrol, a truck driver -born truck driver of India made a illegal return to Florida’s Turnpike. Behind a minivan could not avoid the trailer of the truck and fell into it. While the driver and two passengers were killed, a passenger in Singh and his truck was not injured.

Singh lived in California and a commercial driver was given in Washington before he published one. Three state vehicles were accused of murder and violation of immigration.

Singh’s lawyer Natalie Knight-Tai refused to comment immediately about the case.

Authorities also pointed out the other two fatal accidents that they said they were caused by immigrant truck drivers who should never get a license this year. A driver in Texas could not brake and hit a car series, which resulted in a pile of 17 vehicles killed five people. And in Alabama, a driver hit four vehicles and killed two people and stopped in a red light.

Florida accident and subsequent investigations Fuel arguments President Donald Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy reveal anger among the governors of Florida and California.

Duffy said that the audit had found the situations in which California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Washington should be more strict.

However, he hosted California, where the inspectors found that one of the 145 commercial drivers licenses for Non -Citizens, which has been published since June, should never be published under the existing rules. California now has 30 days to check its program and offer a plan to lose its financing or comply with risk.

California, Gov. Gavin Newsom said that Duffy did not understand the federal law and claimed that commercial driver’s licenses from California had a significant lower accident rate, both from the national average and the Texas average, the only state of commercial drivers.

Duffy was before under threat After saying that they did not force California, Washington and New Mexico to reduce some federal funds English proficiency requirements For trucks that come into force this summer.

California was a battlefield for the Trump administration, the president and Newsom to publish their complaints on social media regularly.

New rules allow non -citizens who have only three special visas to be entitled. And states will be asked to confirm their immigration. Only drivers holding H-2A, H-2B or E-2 visa are entitled. H-2B is for non-agricultural workers, and H-2A is for agricultural workers. E-2 is for people who make important investments in a US business

Licenses shall be valid up to only one year unless the applicant’s visa ends earlier.

Authorities said that only 10,000 of the 200,000 people who are currently with commercial licenses will be entitled to new rules. However, the rules are not backward, so these drivers will be able to protect their licenses until they are renewed.

All states should pause to provide commercial driver licenses to non -commercial drivers until they comply with new rules.

The truck driver, which is not 200,000 people on the road, represents about 5% of all commercial drivers. Duffy said he thought he was enough American driver to deliver all loads.

New Jersey, Line, the founder of Driving Academy’s founder Jonathan Marques, the removal of non -industry drivers from the sector, truck companies to increase the fees for the entry -level operators and more job seeking -looking work, he said.

Marques said it could make the industry more attractive.