One full month after DOT's big rule change essentially blew up non-domiciled CDL issuance and removed eligibility for nearly 200,000 non-citizen drivers, the ripples have yet to really hit insurers, analysts and brokers.
Now it's time to ask the drivers. Below find a four-question survey asking for opinion on the rule change and how it might impact freight markets.
OTR haulers may have already seen emptying parking lots, immigration raids at the scales, and a slight uptick in rates, all road realities truck owner-operators and drivers tend to catch first. The entire rise of non-domiciled CDL drivers and the changing demographics at truck stops across the nation, after all, were first reported to Overdrive directly by readers (owner-operators and other pro drivers, principally).
In the aftermath of the new rule, we've contacted insurers, brokers and analysts to see whether the news had yet hit the office parks. And driver, many still don't know what a non-domiciled CDL even is, and they might not for a while.
In press around its new rule on non-domiciled CDLs and OOS English language proficiency enforcement, DOT praised professional drivers for speaking up on these issues, likewise lauded their command of the topic. Overdrive wants to hear from you on what you think of the rule, and what you're seeing over-the-road.
DOT's efforts to purge non-domiciled CDL drivers from work has already drawn a lot of heat, including this lawsuit. Your input will inform Overdrive's coverage of the topic and conversations with regulators and law enforcement. Via the survey below, tell us a bit about yourself and what you think of the rule and potential impacts.
[Related: Lawsuit seeks to block DOT's purge of 194,000 non-domiciled drivers]
