US announces emergency executive shutdown of 110 driving schools for 5000 violations: 'No English, no trucking - it's common sense'

Major crackdown on truck drivers in the US, 110 schools shut down for failing to ensure English proficiency test. The US administration Monday announced an emergency executive shutdown of 110 driving schools that accounted for 5,000 violations for English proficiency. Department of Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said a driver in the US has to know English, and neither he nor President Donald Trump created this rule. Another 160 schools will be closed because they lack proper space for driving tests or have unlicensed instructors.Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chief Derek Barrs said each of the 110 "greatest offenders" passed at least 10 drivers who were "subsequently cited for English language proficiency during roadside inspections by law enforcement.""It's unacceptable. When you see people die on the road you don't forget that, and it starts right here with what I'm talking about," Barrs said. "Our investigators went into 400 driver training schools and we found that 40% of these that we investigated did not meet the rules and the requirements of our regulations," he added.Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said illegal immigrants with CDLs have been a majo...