Senate Republicans introduced a companion bill to codify strict English proficiency standards for truckers, using the legislative tactic to speed up its potential passage. The post Crackdown on truck driver English proficiency gains steam in Congress appeared first on FreightWaves.

FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican wants to add stricter English proficiency requirements for truck drivers after an Obama-era rule change loosened standards.

Since June 1 around 6,000 truckers were pulled off the road for English-language proficiency violations, according to an analysis of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration data.

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