U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy accused the state of New York of improperly issuing more than half of sampled non-domiciled non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs), indicating “a total collapse in the administration of New York’s CDL program.”
FMCSA Audit Uncovers “Dereliction Of Duty” By New York Leadership, USDOT Says
On Friday, December 12, Duffy announced results from an ongoing Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) audit that showed that out of 200 sampled records, 107 non-domiciled CDLs were issued in violation of federal law, for a failure rate of over 53%.
Duffy said that New York stands to lose $73 million in federal funding if it does not act quickly to remedy the issues uncovered by the audit by immediately revoking all improperly issued CDLs and pausing the issuance of all new, renewed, transferred, or upgraded non-domiciled CDLs or commercial learner’s permits (CLPs).
New York State has 30 days to comply with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) requirements to avoid the loss of millions in federal funding…