More than 7,000 truck drivers have been placed out of service this year for failing mandatory English proficiency tests, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. The crackdown comes in the wake of road accidents involving Indian truckers. The move has hit Indian and Indian-origin truck drivers in the US the hardest. Lakhs of Sikhs work in the US trucking industry, of whom 90% are drivers.
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Duffy, in a social media post, noted that, as of October 2025, 7,248 drivers have been removed from service, referencing real-time violation data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
The number marks a significant rise fr
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