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US shuts 110-270 truck driving schools over English proficiency

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the closures, citing violations of federal language rules.

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What this story says

  • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the closure of truck driving schools.
  • The schools were shut down for English proficiency violations.
  • Reports differ on the number of schools closed, with figures ranging from 110 to 270.
  • The closures are part of an effort to crack down on fraud in the trucking industry.

Who covered it

Left 10%(2)Centre 15%(3)Right 75%(15)

Percentages are shares of the 20 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 23 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

45/100

Hype

61/100

23 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 2 of the 20 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the shutdown of commercial truck driving schools. The closures are attributed to violations of federal English proficiency requirements for drivers. CDLLife reports this action is part of an interagency effort to reduce fraud within the trucking industry.

Number of schools closed

Reports vary on the exact number of schools affected. The Epoch Times and Fox Business state 270 schools were shut down. Other reports, including those from Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, CDLLife, Washington Examiner, news-pravda.com, WND, and OpsLens, indicate 110 schools were closed.

What the coverage left out

None of the right-rated reports mention the specific date of the announcement or the location where Secretary Duffy made the announcement, beyond a general reference to Detroit in the Fox Business digest. No left- or centre-rated outlet ran this story.

Tags:#Trucking#Transportation#USPolitics#Immigration#Fraud

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 3 times, most recently on 31 Aug 2026, 19:00, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

2 rated outlets

  • The New Republic reported that the shutdown of 110 truck driving schools was an attack on immigrants. It stated that the officials claimed the schools enabled 5,000 violations of English proficiency rules. USA Today reported the crackdown targeted schools licensing drivers who did not speak English.
  • The New Republic quoted a reporter who said foreign-born drivers were responsible for only one percent of fatal crashes. It also noted that in 2021, 22.5 percent of drivers in fatal crashes had no commercial license. The outlet stated that about 20 percent of US truck drivers are immigrants.
  • The New Republic suggested the move could make roads more dangerous by undermining access to safety training. It mentioned that the Trump administration had previously revoked non-domiciled commercial licenses for 200,000 drivers.

Centre

3 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated outlets reported that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the shutdown of 110 truck driving schools. The reason given was that the schools issued commercial driver's licenses to drivers who failed English proficiency tests.
  • NewsNation and KYMA also noted that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin was involved in the announcement. KYMA stated the action was a nationwide crackdown on fraud within the trucking industry.

Right

15 rated outlets

  • Right-rated outlets focused on the number of schools closed and the reason for the shutdown. The Epoch Times and Fox Business reported 270 schools were closed, linking the action to thousands of failed English tests and a crackdown on fraud. Washington Examiner and Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion stated 110 schools were shut down, with Washington Examiner noting the schools trained over 5,000 drivers later cited for English proficiency violations. WND and OpsLens also reported 110 schools were closed, with WND quoting Duffy on the need for drivers to speak the language and be well-trained to avoid endangering the public.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover US shuts 110-270 truck driving schools over English proficiency?
Of the 20 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 10% are rated left, 15% are rated centre, 75% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 23. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is US shuts 110-270 truck driving schools over English proficiency left or right?
The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 75% of the 20 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.
Is the coverage of US shuts 110-270 truck driving schools over English proficiency biased?
US shuts 110-270 truck driving schools over English proficiency is one event reported by 23 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting US shuts 110-270 truck driving schools over English proficiency?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered US shuts 110-270 truck driving schools over English proficiency?
23 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
How many truck driving schools were shut down?
Reports vary on the exact number of schools closed. The Epoch Times and Fox Business reported 270 schools were shut down, while other outlets stated 110 schools were affected. The closures are due to English proficiency violations.
Why were the truck driving schools shut down?
The schools were shut down for violations of federal English proficiency requirements. This action is part of a broader effort by the US Department of Transportation to crack down on fraud within the trucking industry and ensure drivers can communicate effectively.
Did any left- or centre-rated outlets report on this story?
No left- or centre-rated outlets reported on this story. All the verified reports came from right-rated or unrated sources, indicating a potential blindspot in coverage from outlets with different political leanings.

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