Citing safety concerns and the effect on American workers, the Trump administration has stopped issuing work visas for commercial truck drivers.
The decision was made Thursday night by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who wrote on X that the increase of foreign drivers hauling big tractor-trailers on American roads “is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers.”
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Foreign drivers are currently permitted to receive commercial driver’s licenses in the United States, but they must have a valid work authorization, such as an EB-3 visa that offers a pathway to permanent residency or an H-2B temporary visa.
Employers who can demonstrate a labor need may use the H-2B visa to hire foreign workers for a maximum of nine months in non-agricultural or seasonal positions. Employers can sponsor foreign workers for long-term roles with the EB-3 visa, which grants them 10-year green cards.
Days after three people were murdered in a semitruck accident in Florida, the government took this action. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is looking into the driver and the trucking company, White Hawk Carrier, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s statement on Tuesday.
