The Donald Trump administration is set to enforce major changes in the trucking industry. Reportedly, almost half of all trucking schools nationwide don’t meet federal standards — and are now facing closure. However, groups representing immigrant truck drivers worry that these new standards also exist to target them.
According to the AP, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy instead attributes the policy shift to the rising number of trucking accidents. He cited a recent Florida crash that killed three people, caused by an illegal U-turn, and pointed to “illegal and reckless practices that let poorly trained drivers get behind the wheel of semi-trucks and school buses.”
