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READING – Under a Trump administration directive, thousands of truck drivers have been pulled off roads nationwide this year after failing to demonstrate sufficient English proficiency.

That crackdown has led Tec Centro, a bilingual career center in Reading, to offer language classes to drivers and students who were worried about losing their jobs or being unable to find one.

“We wanted them to be in a better position than they were currently, being able to address some of the questions that they may be asked if they're stopped at a weigh station,” Tec Centro Executive D

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