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Washington—Following the arrest of a semi-truck driver involved in a fatal crash on Florida’s Turnpike, �Ӱɴ�ý Senior VP of Regulatory & Safety Policy Dan Horvath issued this statement:
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“This is a horrific tragedy that should never have happened. While an investigation is underway, this driver's blatant disregard for highway safety and the rules of the road makes clear he should never have been behind the wheel to begin with. Initial reports from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles that the driver was in the U.S. illegally only raise more questions about how and why he was able to obtain a commercial driver's license in the first place -- questions that the state of California must answer for.
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“This incident underscores the importance and urgency of the work that the Trump Administration is doing to audit CDL issuances nationwide, in addition to its enhanced enforcement of English language proficiency -- a fundamental requirement for operating commercial vehicles in interstate commerce. �Ӱɴ�ý believes robust entry-level driver training standards are critically important to preventing accidents like this one, but we remain concerned that fraudulent and non-compliant entities continue to fast-track CDL applicants with minimal, if any, training -- as emphasized in �Ӱɴ�ý’s April letter to FMCSA. Greater enforcement is needed, and we call on FMCSA to ensure unlicensed and unqualified entities are immediately removed from the training provider registry.”
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In April, �Ӱɴ�ý sent a letter to Secretary Duffy in support of President Trump’s executive order regarding the enforcement of the English proficiency standard for CDL holders.