Carter Media Hub

What Truck Drivers Need to Know About the New English Proficiency Rules

New FMCSA and CVSA rules now enforce English proficiency for truck drivers. As of June 25, 2025, inspectors can place drivers out of service if they can’t speak or read English well enough to drive safely. Learn what’s changing, how to prepare, and what inspectors will ask during roadside checks. Stay compliant, protect your miles, and keep rolling with Carter Express’s guide for CDL-A drivers.

Blog Topics

Clear all
Supply Chain Management
Career Driving
Driver Stories & Spotlights
Health
News
Driver News
Podcast
Safety
Recruiting
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Truck Driver Quiz: Should Your Significant Other Get Their CDL Too?

Truck Driver Quiz: Should Your Significant Other Get Their CDL Too?

Career Driving, Driver Stories & Spotlights
Team Driver Spotlight: Darek Tyler of the Paragould team

Team Driver Spotlight: Darek Tyler of the Paragould team

Career Driving, Driver Stories & Spotlights, Recruiting
Stories from the Road

Stories from the Road

Driver Stories & Spotlights, Career Driving
Should You Become an Independent Contractor (Commonly Known in Trucking as an Owner-Operator)?

Should You Become an Independent Contractor (Commonly Known in Trucking as an Owner-Operator)?

Career Driving, Driver Stories & Spotlights
Q&A with Veteran Truck Driver, Charlie Hopkins

Q&A with Veteran Truck Driver, Charlie Hopkins

Career Driving, Driver Stories & Spotlights
Life on the Road: How Carter Takes the Pain Points out of Trucking

Life on the Road: How Carter Takes the Pain Points out of Trucking

Driver Stories & Spotlights, Career Driving
No Result Found!!

Maybe we've not covered that topic or try searching again with a similar keyword.

Supply Chain Management
Career Driving
Driver Stories & Spotlights
Family & Home Time
Health
News
Driver News
Podcast
Safety
Recruiting

Subscribe to our blog and E-news

Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.