AUSTIN (KXAN) -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy, during a Friday announcement on restrictions to who is eligible for trucking licenses, referenced a deadly pileup crash that happened on Interstate 35 in Austin earlier this year.

According to the Associated Press, Duffy's announcement called for emergency action to drastically restricts who is eligible for a non-domiciled commercial learner’s permits (CLPs) and commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs).

The rule is effective immediately and is in response to an ongoing nationwide audit by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and a recent series of fatal crashes caused by non-domiciled drivers, the announcement said. Under the new rule, the Department of Transportation will tighten up requirements for noncitizens

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