
CDL rule shake-up and English crackdown squeeze immigrant driver ranks — Ukrainian truckers feel the pinch as states hit pause
America’s fast-moving commercial driver’s license overhaul is already reshaping the driver pool. Within days, state licensing offices began pausing non‑domiciled CDL transactions and roadside inspectors intensified English‑language enforcement, sidelining thousands of drivers — many from immigrant communities that have long supplied capacity in longhaul, drayage, and local P&D. Ukrainian drivers,…











