The Rhode Island DMV is working to assure the public that their policies regarding English Language Proficiency in the trucking industry are in full compliance with federal requirements.
This week, in the wake of national concern sparked by the infamous u-turn wreck, RI DMV administrator Bud Craddock spoke to the media to assure the public that the process to obtain a CDL in Rhode Island is strict, and follows all guidelines from the federal government. He says that 10 Rhode Island CDL tests are administered each day in Quonset, Rhode Island.
“The road test is conducted fully in English. They have to read the signs, they have to be able to take directions. They cannot have an interpreter in the vehicle with them so it has to be strictly English,” Craddock said. “It’s very intensive. It’s very thorough.”…