The Independent Drivers Association for the Truck Drivers Group (OOIDA) at the recent Trump Administration Association to impose an executive order that requires truck drivers to be able to read and write the English language while transporting loads on American roads.
This support comes when US Transport Minister Sean Duffy threatened today to block federal funding provided by the McSAP from California, Washington and New Mexico unless they adopted and imposed the requirements of the English language mastery (ELP) for commercial drivers within 30 days.
The rule comes from April order by President Trump calling for a more strict interpretation of a current law that requires truck drivers to fulfill certain criteria for using the English language, or withdraw the truck and immediately stop driving the car. Before this executive, the FMSA safety company has settled in enforcement of the base by allowing drivers to show the English language efficiency using immediate translators, signals or phone applications.
Since the executive order stipulates the strict punishment for drivers who lose commercial drivers licenses (CDLS), some transport providers have warned that its application could lead to “great friction” in logistical services between the United States and Mexico, such as delaying delivery and increasing prices.
Despite these concerns, the President of Ooida Todd Spence supported Trump’s pressure on the three US President Todd Spencer’s pressure on Trump’s three states. Spencer said in a statement: “Ooida supports Minister Duffy’s work to enforce the requirements of the long-term English efficiency for commercial drivers. Basic English skills are important to operate a commercial car safely-read road marks, follow emergency instructions, and communicate with law enforcement is not optional,” Spencer said in a statement. “We join Usdot in the California invitation, New Mexico, Washington and all other states to impose the requirements for mastering the English as a violation outside the service. This is sound and protects everyone on the road.”
Ooida also supported another Trump administration policy, which tightened the bases on truck drivers, chanting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week to stop all workers’ visa visas for commercial truck drivers. Spencer said: “Ooida is constructed in the administration to see through the legend of the truck driver’s shortage and the ongoing efforts to restore logical safety standards on highways in our nation,” said Spencer. “The positions of the traveler drivers will help to ensure only the license of eligible individuals. In addition, there is no most likely to have any negative impact on the supply chain, as the truck transport industry continues to face excessive ability. The misuse of visa programs has led to the unpopular rise of CDL holders in recent years, and it has fed a flood from drivers to our country that calls for work completely safely.”
