DOT, DHS, White House and Top U.S. Attorney's Launch Task Force in Effort to Crack Down on Fraud in Trucking Industry

Today, a coalition from DOT, DHS, the White House and Top U.S. Attorney's announced the Joint Task Force Crossroads of America, a multi-state partnership to secure our highways and strengthen border security. Partnering across federal, state, and local agencies, the Task Force will target criminal networks and fraud to reduce highway fatalities and protect Americans.

Actions Include:

USDOT

• Emergency removal of 110 commercial driver’s license (CDL) schools associated with more than 5,000 drivers who failed English language proficiency tests

• Launching a nationwide audit of third-party CDL skills testers and states’ oversight of the testers

• Results from 40-state investigation of additional training schools

  
  

DHS

• Synchronized single-day sweep targeting more than 200 training schools across 23 states

• Joint coordination with USDOT

• HSI and ICE updates on ongoing investigations targeting CDL-related businesses and schools

  
  

DOJ

• Formation of Joint Task Force Crossroads of America to safeguard the nation’s highway system and strengthen the security of our borders.

For more information, see the official notice: U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Mullin, White House Fraud Task Force, & Top U.S. Attorneys Launch Historic Interagency Effort to Crack Down on Fraud in Trucking Industry | US Department of Transportation