Trump taps veterans to fix illegal alien trucking problem plaguing US roadways
FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump will launch the White House's new "Freedom Haulers" initiative Thursday, Fox News Digital has exclusively learned, opening new pathways for military veterans to become commercial truck drivers while intensifying the administration's crackdown on illegal immigrant and non-English-speaking truckers. "President Trump’s administration has made our roads safer by taking illegal alien, non-English speaking truck drivers off America’s highways.
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FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump will launch the White House's new "Freedom Haulers" initiative Thursday, Fox News Digital has exclusively learned, opening new pathways for military veterans to become commercial truck drivers while intensifying the administration's crackdown on illegal immigrant and non-English-speaking truckers. "President Trump’s administration has made our roads safer by taking illegal alien, non-English speaking truck drivers off America’s highways. Now, through the Freedom Haulers initiative, the President is expanding opportunities for our veterans by making it easier to obtain commercial driver’s licenses once they conclude their service," White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told Fox News Digital.The Trump administration is pairing its crackdown on illegal immigrant and non-English-speaking commercial drivers with a new effort to recruit military veterans into the trucking industry. Trump, along with Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins and Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling, will welcome a truck on West Executive Avenue to announce the initiative.JOE BIDEN MANDATED ALL NEW VEHICLES COME INSTALLED WITH A 'KILL SWITCH.' THIS REPUBLICAN WANTS TO REPEAL IT"By leading a multi-agency process spanning the Departments of Transportation, Labor, Veterans Affairs, and War, President Trump is bolstering America’s trucking industry, which is crucial to strong supply chains, while helping our nation’s heroes transition to civilian life with quality, good-paying jobs," Kelly added.The Department of Transportation will expand eligibility for veterans to receive expedited commercial driver's licenses (CDLs), extending the waiver period from 12 months to 24 months after active-duty service.For veterans who have never driven a heavy commercial vehicle during their military service, CDL training will be offered.ILLEGAL TRUCKER CASES FUEL GOP PUSH TO CRACK DOWN ON CDL MILLS AS DEMS LARGELY SILENTIndiana and Wyoming will also join the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's "Even Exchange" program, allowing military truck drivers to more easily transition into civilian CDLs.Werner Enterprises, an Omaha, Nebraska-based trucking company attending Thursday's event, will announce plans to hire 1,400 new veteran drivers.The administration is also highlighting its ongoing crackdown on commercial drivers who fail to meet English-language proficiency requirements or were improperly licensed.VIRGINIA BUS CRASH THAT KILLED FIVE INVOLVED DRIVER WHO DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH, SEAN DUFFY SAYSThe Department of Transportation says it has removed more than 24,000 commercial driver's licenses from the nation's highways under stricter English-language proficiency enforcement.More than 28,000 CDLs were also canceled after officials determined they had been improperly issued to non-citizen truck drivers.The White House says the initiative is aimed at improving highway safety while strengthening the nation's trucking workforce.The announcement comes after a series of fatal crashes involving illegal immigrant truck drivers in states including Florida, California, Indiana and Pennsylvania.Earlier this month, a Pennsylvania State Police trooper was killed during a roadside inspection when a semitruck driven by a Haitian national struck him.
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- FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump will launch the White House's new "Freedom Haulers" initiative Thursday, Fox News Digital has exclusively learned, opening new pathways for military veterans to become commercial truck drivers while intensifying the administration's crackdown on illegal immigrant and non-English-speaking truckers. "President Trump’s administration has made our roads safer by taking illegal alien, non-English speaking truck drivers off America’s highways.
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