President Donald Trump - J.D. Vance Administration

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hog88 said:
Yes, CDL tests can be done verbally and in several different languages. You do not have to be able to read or write English to become a truck driver.
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False. (DOT Officer)

You can apply and take a CDL learners permit in Spanish. During this time (think CDL school) you can be accompanied by a bilingual instructor.

However, when it comes down to taking the skills test, you must be able to read, write and communicate in English without a translator. Essentially, giving the applicant time to learn well enough to communicate with the public or an officer and having the ability to read and comprehend road signs in English along with writing reports in English.

Not every testing agent or center abides by this. (think 3rd party testing sites) It's unfortunate for the driver when this happens, because when they get inspected on the road and can't read, write or speak English, their CDL is suspended, and the truck doesn't leave the inspection station with them driving it.
 
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hog88 said:
Yes, CDL tests can be done verbally and in several different languages. You do not have to be able to read or write English to become a truck driver.
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FYI.

The requirement for English proficiency in commercial motor vehicle operations dates back to July 1937, when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) were established.
Under 49 CFR §391.11(b)(2), drivers must be able to “read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.”
For decades, roadside inspectors have cited drivers for violating this rule, with the authority to place noncompliant drivers out of service. By 2014, English proficiency violations were a routine part of commercial enforcement activities across the United States.
That year alone, inspectors issued more than 101,000 English proficiency violations. Over 4,000 drivers were placed out of service for failing to meet the standard.
 
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Section N Row 5 said:
FYI.

The requirement for English proficiency in commercial motor vehicle operations dates back to July 1937, when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) were established.
Under 49 CFR §391.11(b)(2), drivers must be able to “read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.”
For decades, roadside inspectors have cited drivers for violating this rule, with the authority to place noncompliant drivers out of service. By 2014, English proficiency violations were a routine part of commercial enforcement activities across the United States.
That year alone, inspectors issued more than 101,000 English proficiency violations. Over 4,000 drivers were placed out of service for failing to meet the standard.
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It hasn't been enforced in years.
 
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BleedorangeinGA said:
False. (DOT Officer)

You can apply and take a CDL learners permit in Spanish. During this time (think CDL school) you can be accompanied by a bilingual instructor.

However, when it comes down to taking the skills test, you must be able to read, write and communicate in English without a translator. Essentially, giving the applicant time to learn well enough to communicate with the public or an officer and having the ability to read and comprehend road signs in English along with writing reports in English.

Not every testing agent or center abides by this. (think 3rd party testing sites) It's unfortunate for the driver when this happens, because when they get inspected on the road and can't read, write or speak English, their CDL is suspended, and the truck doesn't leave the inspection station with them driving it.
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Game over! Trump right again.
 
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hog88 said:
It hasn't been enforced in years.
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It was still enforced but because one administration said it's OK, who cares what the requirement is?

After the memo took effect, English proficiency violations dropped sharply, with enforcement data showing only 7,800 to 10,000 citations issued annually between 2017 and 2024. No drivers were automatically placed out of service during that period for English violations.
 
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I don't have a problem requiring that CDL drivers be able to read and speak English so they can read road signs and communicate as needed.

Doesn't seem likely that such is all that the administration had in mind when doing the EO, however. Seems political. Seems like another nod and a wink to the anti-Hispanic wing of MAGA and more coddling of their resentment at the country's changing demographics.
 
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lawgator1 said:
I don't have a problem requiring that CDL drivers be able to read and speak English so they can read road signs and communicate as needed.

Doesn't seem likely that such is all that the administration had in mind when doing the EO, however. Seems political. Seems like another nod and a wink to the anti-Hispanic wing of MAGA and more coddling of their resentment at the country's changing demographics.
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I know this will bother you….many speak RUSSIAN.
 
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Trump signed 3 more executive orders yesterday. He is on pace to sign more executive orders in one term than any President ever has. I assume he will slow down at some point .... but coming from a guy who once said in 2016 that he would try not to use executive orders, this really is something to watch.

Trump actually said that signing massive numbers of executive orders was a sign of a weak President, who had to sign them because he couldn't get any legislation passed through Congress. The guy has zero sense of self-awareness, and he has no shame over his epic hypocrisy.
 
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evillawyer said:
Sketches of deals and concepts of plans.

More like scents of *********t.

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I must not get it because I'm not a part of that world, but if I busted my ass my whole life to be an economic advisor to the president, and then I'm finally there and it's a complete circus, I can't believe that I would toe the company line. For what? Just to keep a job for another few years, and the ability to say for the rest of your life that you were on a sinking ship and you didn't say ****.

I feel like my answer here would be: "We don't know what the plan is. It's not even clear to us, his advisors, and I'd rather not have my name associated with any of this." I guess it's better to be Smoot-Hawley than the guy who stepped down? IDK.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
Trump signed 3 more executive orders yesterday. He is on pace to sign more executive orders in one term than any President ever has. I assume he will slow down at some point .... but coming from a guy who once said in 2016 that he would try not use executive orders, this really is something to watch.

Trump actually said that signing massive numbers of executive orders was a sign of a weak President, who had to sign them because he couldn't get any legislation passed through Congress. The guy has zero sense of self-awareness, and he has no shame over his epic hypocrisy.
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It's pretty much in line with the Heritage Foundation/Federalist society belief in "unitary executive theory".

Russell Vought is the driving force behind the slew of executive orders, and Mike Johnson is more than happy to end Congressional oversight into Trump's actions.
 
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