DOT crackdown pulls hundreds of English-illiterate, illegal immigrant truckers off roads as crashes mount
Operation SafeDRIVE conducted over 8,200 inspections across 26 states in three-day enforcement... View MoreDOT crackdown pulls hundreds of English-illiterate, illegal immigrant truckers off roads as crashes mount
Operation SafeDRIVE conducted over 8,200 inspections across 26 states in three-day enforcement blitz
By Charles Creitz Fox News
Published February 6, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Federal transportation officials nabbed hundreds of truckers found not to be proficient in English, as otherwise routine stops at weigh stations led to thousands of violations amid a three-day national crackdown.
The latest iteration of Operation SafeDRIVE (Distracted, Reckless, Impaired, Visibility Enforcement) ran from Jan. 13–15 on trucking corridors in 26 states and the District of Columbia and removed nearly 2,000 unqualified truckers and other drivers from the road, USDOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) told Fox News Digital.
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Operation SafeDRIVE
Operation SafeDRIVE cracks down on illegal immigrant truckers. (US Dept of Transportation)
USDOT Secretary Sean Duffy told Fox News Digital that Operation SafeDRIVE saw the FMCSA partner with state law enforcement in a high-visibility enforcement and education effort, addressing unsafe drivers of all types on the nation’s highways.
Operation SafeDRIVE conducted more than 8,200 inspections that led to 704 drivers being taken off the road and out of service.
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