Senator Tom Cotton (R-AK) and Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) have sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, calling for an urgent investigation into the proliferation of what they term “Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) mills.”

The lawmakers assert that these substandard training programs exploit regulatory loopholes, producing minimally trained drivers who pose a significant risk on the nation’s roads.

In their letter Tuesday, Cotton and Barr expressed concern that these CDL mills are “prioritizing volume over proper safety and training requirements.”

They specifically pointed out that these operations exploit loopholes in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) regulations. This results in “rushed, test-focused courses

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