United CDL School in Frederick closed for alleged fraud

FREDERICK, Md. (WBFF) — A Maryland commercial driver’s license (CDL) school was among the 270 that were closed across the United States after alleged fraud.

On Monday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that 270 trucking schools have been shut down, accused of not having enough qualified instructors, lacking appropriate vehicles and facilities to train people, or allowing people to pass their tests even if they don’t speak English.

The Trump administration is blaming President Biden’s lax border policies and states with more lenient laws, known as sanctuary states, for allowing so many people to obtain commercial driver’s licenses.

“We are going to bring safety back to American roadways,” Duffy said.

The only CDL school in Maryland that was closed was the United CDL School in Frederick, according to U.S. Department of Transportation.

It’s unclear what violations the school is charged with.

“You have to speak English to operate a commercial vehicle. I didn’t create that rule; President Trump didn’t create the rule; that rule has been in place for decades,” Duffy said.

The White House is once again promoting Dalilah’s Law, named for Dalilah Coleman, who at five years old suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by an undocumented truck driver and was in attendance with her dad.

The proposed law has faced pushback from democrats who say 200 thousand truckers could lose their jobs, including those here on temporary visas.

In addition to really restricting who can obtain commercial driver’s licenses, Dalilah’s law, if passed, would allow for federal highway funding to be withheld for states that don’t comply with the new requirements.