U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has issued a final rule to stop unqualified foreign drivers from obtaining licenses to drive commercial trucks and buses on American roadways. These unqualified foreign drivers pose a significant safety threat to the driving public.
The Department of Transportation said unqualified foreign drivers pose a significant safety threat to the driving public. At least 17 fatal crashes and 30 deaths in 2025 alone were caused by non-domiciled drivers who will now be ineligible to get a license.
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.