President Trump and Secretary Duffy want to return to the days when truck drivers were the safest drivers on the roads. According to the Associated Press, the Trump administration will replace the 26,000 immigrant truck drivers who have been pulled off the road because they can’t read or speak English.
The jobs will be given to veterans. That is a great idea. Many are minorities, so Democrats should support this.
The Trump administration wants soldiers to consider becoming truck drivers when they leave the military.
A new campaign launched Friday will promote programs that let veterans who recently drove large military vehicles skip the required skills test for a commercial driver’s license. Other soldiers can attend a commercial driving school during their last six months of active duty. The GI Bill will also pay for 100% of commercial driver’s license training and for some people even pay a housing allowance while they are in school.
This is part of President Trump’s effort to get good jobs for veterans once they leave the military.
Replacing Drivers Who Can’t Read Road Signs
The Transportation Department began enforcing existing English language requirements for truckers last summer after it became apparent they couldn’t read road signs and were killing people.
Many were in the US illegally. Wouldn’t it be better to give these jobs to Americans?
Audits conducted in every state uncovered numerous non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses that remained valid long after an immigrant’s work permits had expired or were issued without properly verifying their citizenship status.
Since then, about 26,000 drivers have been pulled off the road for failing to demonstrate English proficiency, and the Transportation Department said 30,000 commercial licenses were canceled because they were issued illegally.
The federal government has tried to withhold millions of dollars of highway funds from California and New York for failing to comply and revoke thousands more licenses, but that has wound up in court. Several other states — including Pennsylvania, Minnesota and North Carolina — have been warned they are at risk of losing funding.
America First!
🇺🇸 I’M IN TEARS! President Trump just announced our VETERANS will REPLACE illegals as truck drivers ❤️
“Any American that’s driven a heavy truck for our military is automatically eligible for a commercial drivers license”
THIS IS A MASSIVE WIN FOR AMERICA FIRST! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/tR3k0bfxHC
— Mr Q-17. (@real_MrQ17) July 23, 2026
There is competition with driverless trucks takng to the roads, but it’s limited.
