DOT Review Finds 44% of Trucking Schools Are Noncompliant

December 3, 2025

Nearly 44% of the 16,000 truck driving programs listed nationwide by the

government may be forced to close if they lose their students after a review by the

federal Transportation Department found they may not be complying with

minimum requirements.

The Transportation Department said Dec. 1 that it plans to revoke the certification

of nearly 3,000 schools unless they can comply with training requirements in the

next 30 days. The targeted schools must notify students that their certification is

in jeopardy. Another 4,500 schools are being warned they may face similar action.

Schools that lose certification will no longer be able to issue the certificates

showing a driver completed training that's required to get a license, so students

are likely to abandon those schools. It’s not clear how many of those schools have

been actively teaching students.