The Trump administration revokes the commercial driver’s licences of more than 28,000 immigrant truck drivers as part of a crackdown on non-citizen drivers, according to reporting from Times of India. The administration also launches a programme intended to replace some of these drivers with US military veterans. The decision is expected to affect thousands of truckers working in the United States, with particular attention on drivers of Indian origin, especially those based in or associated with Punjab and Haryana, who work in the US trucking sector.
The reported action targets the licences of non-citizen drivers and is framed as part of broader efforts to change staffing in commercial trucking. Under the replacement approach described, the administration plans to bring in veterans rather than immigrant drivers whose licences are revoked. The full scope of who is directly impacted may depend on which licences are removed and the specific rules applied to different driver categories. The available reporting, however, links the licence revocations to potential disruption for Indian truckers and highlights a shift toward hiring veterans to fill gaps.
