Washington D.C. [US], November 3, 2025: The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has disqualified more than 7,200 commercial truck drivers nationwide this year after they failed mandatory English proficiency assessments—part of a sweeping crackdown following a string of deadly highway accidents involving Indian-origin drivers.

The announcement came from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on October 30, marking one of the toughest enforcement actions in the trucking sector in recent years. According to official data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), a total of 7,248 drivers have been declared “out of service” in 2025 for failing real-time roadside English Language Proficiency (ELP) checks—meaning they are legally barred from operating commercia

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