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In response to a directive from the Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a new enforcement policy aimed at ensuring commercial truck and bus drivers are able to read and speak English. The internal policy, issued May 20, 2025, is now in effect. It includes guidance for how roadside enforcement personnel should enforce the English language proficiency requirements in 49 CFR 391.11(b)(2).
Time to look alive, drivers! Operation Safe Driver Week will run from July 13-19 this year, with a focus on reckless, careless, and dangerous driving. Officers in Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. will be looking out for commercial drivers’ unsafe driving habits — don’t be one of the offenders! During last year’s initiative, officers in Canada and the U.S. pulled over 11,050 vehicles, issued 2,712 tickets and citations, and gave 3,228 warnings to both commercial and passenger vehicle drivers. Research shows that these interactions have had a positive impact on safe driver rates over time.
Promising to end the “plague of bad actors” in trucking, Transportatio n Secretary Se an P. Duffy signed an order officially rescinding previous FMCSA guidance on enforcing requirements for English proficiency for drivers. At the same time, he promised more action from the DOT in areas such as truck parking and non-domiciled CDLs. In an official signing at a trucking event in Austin, Texas, on May 20, Duffy said, “We’re going to replace it with stronger enforcement procedures.”
