When Governor DeSantis said he was pulling truckers who can't speak English off the road, he meant it. A few days later, my daughter-in-law who works at a Driver's License office told me they had received instructions there would no longer be driver's tests (written or skills based) in any language other than English.
DeSantis wasted no time. Today, Fox News released a video of a Florida Highway Patrol unit pulled a trucker off the road when he could not answer basic questions in English.
EXCLUSIVE: Fox News cameras capture the moment a Florida Transportation official pulls a big rig trucker out of service after the driver struggles to understand English and read road signs.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 24, 2026
Florida DOT is making a major push to enforce commercial licensing rules after several… pic.twitter.com/Nr4USMu5st
People who can't read basic road signs should not be on the road behind the wheel of a massive semi-truck. That's how whole families are killed.
There shouldn’t be anyone on our roads at all who don’t speak our language. This is like the barest minimum standard and it’s still apparently too much to ask. https://t.co/peiiWNldCu
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) March 24, 2026
It is really crazy it was ever allowed. The worst part is many blue states are still not on board with stopping it, so people can get licenses in those states and then drive into red states endangering everyone.
This is EXACTLY why I'm leading the federal crackdown on illegal alien truckers: HR 5177 – The WEIGH Act.
— Congressman Byron Donalds (@RepDonaldsPress) March 24, 2026
If you can't speak English.
If you can't read a road sign.
If your CDL has irregularities.
You have NO BUSINESS driving a truck in our country.
The time for safety is NOW. https://t.co/v1CynV93I6
It needs to be federal and just not state by state. There are too many blue states not willing to do the right thing and it puts all Americans at risk.
This is who Democrats want you to share the road with.
— Rep. Mike Collins (@RepMikeCollins) March 24, 2026
We must pass Dalilah’s Law. https://t.co/Xfk5hqQ93r
The faster, the better.
If you do not understand or read English you should not be driving in this country, period. https://t.co/qGHb194SGG
— Priya Patel (@priyaee) March 24, 2026
Also, this! They shouldn't even be in regular cars.
Go after the trucking companies. They hire people that don’t know English to save $50
— RealEuropean75 (@REuropean75) March 24, 2026
Absolutely! Trucking companies must be held responsible for who they allow to drive their trucks. They are the first line of defense in keeping our roads safe.
Language barriers are a serious issue on the road, but is pulling drivers off the road the best solution—or just a quick fix? What’s the real impact here?
— Morais (@Uaimoraix) March 24, 2026
Pulling them off the road immediately keeps them from harming someone in the immediate. Hopefully, the state will follow up and suspend the CDL permanently so they can't legally drive a semi again. Then, if the trucking company allows them to drive, there should be legal consequences.
I would like to be able to drive on the roads without worrying about noncitizens and illegals ending my existence in an 80,000 pound road missile, that they should not be driving, because people like cheap labor.
— Kristi L. Talmadge (@KristiTalmadge) March 24, 2026
It all comes down to cheap labor. Enough is enough.
