The U.S. Department of Transportation has flagged commercial driver’s license training providers for not meeting the Trump administration’s readiness standards. The move comes amid efforts to address unauthorized driving by immigrants.
The federal agency says it removed nearly 3,000 of these providers from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration registry with another 4,500 providers placed on notice for potential noncompliance.
The Arizona Trucking Association, an organization dedicated to promoting safety in the state’s trucking industry, approved of the move.
Tony Bradley is the president of the association.
“On behalf of the Arizona Trucking Association, we applaud the efforts of FMCSA and the USDOT to remove CDL mills and other actors from the training list provider list. This is long overdue and something that's been needed in the industry," Bradley said.
He says he wants people to purse the proper channels when it comes to training.
“My hope is that people that were attempting or trying to get training from some of these schools who were not doing the right training will go to certified schools, schools that are doing it right," he said.
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s list, over 40 providers in Arizona have been removed. However, these providers include entities like school districts.
The Arizona providers were removed because “they did not satisfy reporting requirements and/or have been inactive” for at least the past year.
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