The comments on non-domiciled CDLs are in – more than 8,000 of them. Find out which groups support FMCSA’s rule and which ...

Lately, it feels like every time there’s a truck accident posted online, the comment section turns into the same broken record: Let me be crystal clear: That line of thinking? It’s full of assumptions ...

Motor carrier requirements for lawful qualified drivers are under review across the industry following a new FMCSA Interim Final Rule on CDL standards. Here are the key points our team is fielding ...

Non-U.S. citizens will be ineligible in obtaining CDLs under an emergency rule unless they meet a stricter set of regulations, Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Friday while ...

These are CDLs issued for people who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The federal department stated one third of ...

The Transportation Department declared a national emergency Sept. 26 after an audit found widespread failures in how states issue commercial driver licenses to noncitizens. New federal rules require ...

The court’s stay centers on its view that FMCSA likely violated a statutory requirement to consult states before tightening non-domiciled CDL eligibility. Judges questioned FMCSA’s safety rationale, ...

Rising scrutiny of 194,000 state-issued nondomiciled CDLs to foreign workers with poor English language proficiency reveal ...

Update: On November 10, 2025, the D.C. Court of Appeals ordered the non-domiciled CDL Interim Final Rule paused for further deliberation of the case discussed in this story. Find more about that pause ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)has implemented an emergency rule adding new requirements to how states issue non-domiciled CDLs Applicants for non-domiciled CDLs now need to ...

Harjinder Singh, the truck driver involved in the Florida turnpike crash on August 12, never did complete that illegal, ill-advised U-turn that killed a family of three, but since that fateful day the ...

The long-standing driver shortage continues to worsen while many contractors also face ever more crowded urban jobsites. These challenges place a squeeze on existing mobile lube activities. Large ...