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Episode: Truckers practice English skills as US language policy takes effect
Description: Brushing up on English has taken on new urgency for future and current truck drivers after President Donald Trump issued an executive order saying truckers who donβt read and speak the language proficiently would be considered unfit for service.
βA driver who canβt understand English will not drive a commercial vehicle in this country. Period,β Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in May while announcing enforcement guidelines that took effect in June.
Updated U.S. Department of Transportation procedures call for enhanced inspections to determine if commercial motor vehicle operators can reply to questions and directions in English, as well as...