Duffy Vows to Fight Court’s Pause on Non-Domiciled CDLs
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy declared a national emergency after an FMCSA audit revealed states were issuing CDLs and CLPs to non-domiciled drivers with expired U.S. legal status, banning the practice via an emergency rule in September 2023. On November 13, 2023, the D.C. Circuit Court temporarily blocked the rule 2-1, citing lack of state consultation and possible legal flaws. Duffy vows to fight the stay, while Nevada phases out non-domiciled CDLs, FMCSA threatens funding cuts to non-compliant states, and ATA supports the crackdown, noting existing reciprocity covers Mexican and Canadian drivers.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has vowed to fight a recent court order pausing his agency’s emergency interim rule that blocks states from issuing non-domiciled commercial driver licenses.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by a 2-1 vote on Nov. 13 temporarily blocked the Federal Motor Carrier Administration from enforcing a national halt to states that issue non-domiciled CDLs.
“I will FIGHT this ruling,” he declared Nov. 15 on X. “We won’t stop fighting to keep dangerous, unqualified truck drivers off the road.”
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