ORLANDO, Fla. - A Senate Republican wants to beef up federal laws for commercial driver's licenses after a deadly collision in Florida that killed three people.
Sen. Ashley Moody , R-Fla., intends to introduce legislation that would crack down on commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) going to illegal immigrants and bolster English proficiency requirements to get a commercial license.
"If you’re a commercial truck driver in America, being able to competently read the road signs in English isn’t optional… it’s the job," Moody said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Moody’s bill, the Safer Truckers Act of 2025, comes on the heels of a tragedy in Florida.
Harjinder Singh, an illegal immigrant from India, allegedly struck and killed three people in a tractor-trailer while makin