Without the Jones Act, Communist China Could Crew the Mississippi
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has made commercial-driver safety a major priority, tightening the rules governing non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses and requiring more reliable verification that foreign-domiciled drivers are legally eligible and qualified to operate enormous commercial vehicles on American highways.
TL;DR
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is focusing on commercial-driver safety.
- Rules for non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses are being tightened.
- More reliable verification is required for foreign-domiciled drivers' eligibility and qualifications.
- The article questions the security implications of foreign-crewed commercial vessels in U.S. waterways.