特朗普政府推出"自由运输者"活动，旨在鼓励退伍军人从事卡车运输工作，以弥补执法行动导致的司机短缺 [1]。该计划允许曾驾驶大型军用车辆的退伍军人免除商业驾照技能测试，并可获得退伍军人权利法案提供的全额培训资助 [1]。
根据执法行动统计，今年已有约26000名司机因英语水平不足被暂停执业资格，另有30000份商业驾照因违规被撤销 [1]。运输部长肖恩·达菲表示："我们每天都在清除越来越多危险的外国司机，恢复美国卡车运输业的诚真" [1]。
该豁免项目已有超过40000名退伍军人参与 [1]。卡车司机职位的平均年薪为70000美元 [1]。目前移民约占所有卡车司机的20% [1]，其中约200000名移民持有非住所商业驾照，占该类驾照持有人的约5% [1]。根据新政规定，仅持H-2A、H-2B或E-2签证的移民可获得非住所商业驾照 [1]。
The Trump administration has launched the "Truckers of Freedom" initiative to recruit military veterans as commercial truck drivers, aiming to fill positions vacated by immigrant drivers affected by recent licensing enforcement actions. [1]
Under the new program, veterans who have operated large military vehicles are exempted from passing the commercial driver's license skills test, and are eligible for full GI Bill funding to support their training. [1] More than 40,000 veterans have already utilized this exemption program. [1]
The initiative follows a significant crackdown on immigrant drivers' licenses. Approximately 26,000 drivers have had their licenses suspended this year for failing to demonstrate adequate English proficiency, while 30,000 commercial driver's licenses have been revoked for being issued unlawfully. [1]
Immigrants comprise roughly 20 percent of all truck drivers in the United States, though they represent only about 5 percent of non-resident commercial driver's license holders, numbering approximately 200,000 drivers. [1] The average annual salary for truck drivers stands at $70,000. [1]
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy characterized the enforcement effort, stating, "We are removing more and more dangerous foreign drivers every day and restoring integrity to American trucking." [1]
Going forward, only immigrants holding H-2A, H-2B, or E-2 visas will be eligible to obtain non-resident commercial driver's licenses under the new rules. [1]