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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Katie Hawkinson

Over 6,000 truck drivers have been pulled from the road for failing Trump’s demand they be proficient in English

Some 6,000 truckers have been taken off the road in just four months after the Trump administration started requiring roadside English proficiency tests, according to a new report.

These 6,000 commercial truck drivers were pulled off the road because they failed roadside English-language proficiency tests, The Washington Post reports, citing federal data from June 1 through Monday. Officers are administering these tests after President Donald Trump’s April executive order.

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