ICYMI: Tuberville, Alabama truckers back Trump order requiring truck drivers to pass English proficiency tests

04.30.25

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Joshua Vaughn

04.30.25

Joshua Vaughn works for Alabama Trucking as Director of Advocacy and Marketing. As an 11-year veteran of the Business Council of Alabama, Vaughn played a pivotal role in communicating with and advocating for Alabama’s diverse business community. Vaughn has been with Alabama Trucking since 2023 and been instrumental in developing and shaping Alabama Trucking’s public relations and advocacy efforts. He can be reached at jvaughn@alabamatrucking.org

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President Donald Trump has issued an executive order aimed at making America’s roadways safer and more secure.

The order, released on Monday, will now require the nation’s truck drivers to pass English literacy tests prior to earning their commercial driver’s license. The White House believes the order is necessary to mitigate the rise in traffic-related fatalities and injuries caused by non-English speaking truckers.

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