Overview
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a statewide investigation into trucking schools that may be certifying commercial drivers who do not meet a federal rule requiring drivers to read and speak English.
- His office issued civil investigative demands to EP Texas Trucking School, Trucker Certified LLC, Fast Track CDL LLC, CDLCALL.COM LLC, and Lindenwood Education System to obtain training and certification records.
- Preliminary findings say some programs advertise training in languages other than English and promote roughly 20-day courses, which is far shorter than the common three-to-seven-week timelines.
- Paxton said those practices could put road safety at risk and warned he may bring cases under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act if the investigation confirms violations.
- The action tracks a wider federal push on CDL compliance, including the Transportation Department withholding more than $73 million from New York over alleged improper licenses and a lawsuit from New York’s attorney general.