DOT English proficiency test

I'm not saying it will change things much until the feds require the states to only test in English.
What it will do is show up on the driver fitness on SMS, which the insurance pay's more attention to as D/A and other violations
can/will lead to higher payouts. By the carrier not "testing" for ELP makes for negligent hiring practice.
More like a trickle down effect to state testing, insurance, shipper's and others that may be drug into legal actions.

 

Trickle down doesn't work in economics either.

This is just white noise. ELP was OOS in 2015 and it didn't do diddly squat to deter hiring unqualified drivers. 2016-2025 ELP was still a violation that carried SMS impacts, just not OOS. The change isn't going to do anything to change behavior in the industry so long as the carrier can cure the violation themself.

 

Don't think I ever stated that it would stop it.
Had my insurance loss prevention guy last week asking about testing.
The message's sent out to Amazon and a few other shippers.
Couple of large van & reefer carriers here that in the last few weeks have had the rate cut for a few state area(avoiding those that are vocal on it) here by "Chicago" carriers, with their "normal" lanes.

 

Just had a customer here in Kennesaw that does distribution for Hershey and the guy in the office. I was talking to about this issue because he had a driver that was just in here that could not speak any English was & trying to use a translator app he stated he refuses service to anybody using a translator app to communicate with him… I told him thank you

 

Hershey Atlanta Bonded warehouse?? Been there a few times!

 

Yep..that would be.. a contractor carrier for Werner arrived this afternoon while I was sitting there and he could not speak English. The guard did not understand what he was saying and he tried to use a translator app and the guard came inside and told the shipping guy what the issue was and the guy said he wasn’t gonna have none of it

 

Here you go. @DUNE-T posted this in another thread. Driver is out of service and no motor carrier shall permit them to drive until they can speak English well enough to answer interview questions and identify road signs. Penalties up to $10k for violating the OOS order.

 

Indiana State Police gave him a Level 3 inspection-easiest one there is!

 

Could only identify 50% of road signs in the test. Should not even be allowed to drive a moped.

 

One down, 1 million to go.