The U.S. Transportation Department announced a joint operation with the Department of Homeland Security to expand efforts to crack down on what DOT claims are fraudulent and illegal practices in commercial driver’s license schools.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has identified approximately 75 entry-level driving training schools suspected of fraudulent activities, including using improper driver certifications, falsifying training records, and failing to properly train drivers applying for CDLs, among other violations. DOT asserted it will engage DHS’s Homeland Security Investigations in its investigations of these schools.

In December 2025, DOT announced the removal of CDL training providers from the FMCSA’s Training Provider Registry for failing to meet federal standards. As of today, nearly 10,000 schools have been removed from the registry.

In February 2026, DOT announced that more than 550 CDL training schools found in violation of the FMCSA’s standards of safety received notices of proposed removal from FMCSA’s national training provider registry.