WATCH: Trump announces effort to train veterans as truckers amid immigrant driver crackdown

Key Points:

• The Trump administration has launched a campaign encouraging military veterans to become truck drivers to replace tens of thousands of immigrant drivers who lost their licenses due to a crackdown on commercial driver's license (CDL) violations.
• Veterans who recently operated large military vehicles can bypass the CDL skills test, and others can attend commercial driving schools during their final active duty months, with GI Bill funding covering training costs and potentially housing allowances.
• The crackdown follows enforcement of English language proficiency requirements and audits revealing improperly issued licenses to non-domiciled immigrants, resulting in about 56,000 licenses revoked or canceled.
• The trucking industry supports the initiative, citing veterans' leadership and discipline as valuable assets, while the government plans to collaborate with the Pentagon and other agencies to promote trucking as a viable career for veterans.
• New restrictions limit immigrant eligibility for non-domiciled CDLs to certain visa holders, but these rules face legal challenges; immigrant drivers make up about 20% of truckers, though non-domiciled licenses represent only 5% of all CDLs.