Robinson Votes to Advance Legislation to Require English Proficiency, Strengthen Penalties for Reckless Truck Drivers
The Senate Transportation Committee has approved legislation to protect Pennsylvania drivers by reinforcing commercial vehicle safety, according to Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37), who serves as vice chair of the committee. The effort to advance these bills comes on the heels of a tragic fatal crash in Indiana involving a PA-issued nondomiciled Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) held by an illegal immigrant from Kyrgyzstan and a wanted terrorist from Uzbekistan found to hold a PA-issued nondomiciled CDL. These incidents sparked concerns about potential loopholes in the system used to award CDLs in Pennsylvania by PennDOT. [Read More]







