00:00President Donald Trump's putting teeth into a decades-old federal rule, requiring commercial truck drivers to read and speak English.
00:06The executive order signed in April mandates that drivers must pass on-the-spot English proficiency tests as a non-negotiable safety standard.
00:14Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy says the law put in place during the Obama administration has never properly been enforced.
00:21Allowing drivers who cannot read stop signs or understand police officers' instructions to operate an 80,000-pound big rig threatens the safety of every American on our roadways.
00:33The two-step test requires drivers first respond to authorities sufficiently in English.
00:38If the driver passes but the officer suspects incompetency, step two requires they pass a highway traffic sign assessment.
00:44The side-of-the-road test regarding this executive order is really about proficiency.
00:50Some basic English, when you look at a sign, you understand what it means to protect everyone on the road.
00:57Supporters say the issue is about safety, not politics.
01:00Alex Miller is the president and CEO of the Florida Trucking Association.
01:04She tells me all drivers, especially those operating 40-ton rigs, need to fully grasp what's on the road.
01:10I think that it is a significant issue, especially when there are so many cross-border trucking companies
01:17and then moving goods back and forth from Mexico.
01:22Failing the test puts the driver out of service immediately and could disqualify them from obtaining a CDL in the future.
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