- Rhode Island has permanently stopped issuing non-domiciled CDLs and does not expect to resume the program.
- Utah continues a moratorium on new non-domiciled CDLs because few drivers qualify under revised federal standards.
- Ohio, Oregon and other states have restricted non-domiciled licensing while Iowa resumed issuance after corrective actions.
Losses of foreign truck drivers could exceed a federal projection of 200,000 as more states restrict non-domiciled licenses, with Rhode Island and Utah the latest to curb the credentials.
When the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration earlier this year adopted a more stringent non-domiciled commercial driver license regulation, it estimated 200,000 drivers who held this credential would no longer qualify — forcing them to exit.
This estimate didn’t include potential driver losses arising if states opted to stop issuing these CDLs and commercial learner’s permits. Though FMCSA regulates CDL licensing, only states are empowered to issue these driving credentials…