New final rule from FMCSA regarding non domiciled cdls being published Friday February 13 2026

She did a short follow up to this. Not as great as you might hope for.

 

And yet accident continue to happen and more drivers make less money

 

That is because alot of them have resorted to driving at night time so scales are closed, the increase in truck traffic at night has been crazy over the last couple of months.

 

Exactly! Go into any truckstop along I-75 or I-70, after 10pm, and you’ll question what country you’re in.

 

What most of them speak English then now. Honestly I haven’t noticed. But try not to speak much. Not a talker.

 

So unfortunately a lot of YouTubers report on something written by someone else or report on something someone else says without ever checking the original source. They often just become the second or third caller in 'Telephone game.' That is what we have here and her update is even worse.

I skimmed the very long document, it is basically a return to the 'non-domiciled CDL' rules of 2011. All, non-domiciled CDLs have to be employer sponsored h2a, h2b, or E2 visas with term dates same as visa. No 5 year 'non-domiciled CDLs '

 

I am not Sean Duffy fanboy, but the it does look true to the proposed rule.

According to the document, it should remove 200,000 some non-domiciled CDLs. They expect to only have a few hundred non-domiciled CDLs, company sponsored only, non-domiciled CDLs a year.

If it holds up, it would be a big deal and huge change.

The guidance, that I have mentioned from Ray Martinez, that caused this whole non-domiciled mess is called out and repealed in this ruling.

 

Exactly. It's also a big step in the right direction.