Federal Agencies Crack Down on CDL Fraud With 1,000 Leads After Fatal Ohio Crash

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 4

More than 1,000 fraud leads are now under federal investigation as DHS, DOT and DOJ expand a trucking crackdown after a July 5 Ohio crash killed 21-year-old soccer player Tobias Forsythe.
The sweep targets fraudulent licensing, unauthorized employment, identity-document fraud and shell carriers, with inspections at 200-plus driving schools in 23 states and a new DOJ task force focused on roadway safety.
Ohio has become a focal point: seven targeted trucking schools are in the state, and officials are reviewing about 5,000 nondomiciled CDLs, with roughly 3,500 still active.
Industry figures told Fox News that "chameleon carriers" spread drivers, trucks and violations across multiple companies, helping unsafe operators stay on the road and, in some cases, mask cargo-theft risks.
The broader concern extends beyond one crash: federal agents recently arrested 95 illegal-alien truck drivers in Arizona, while separate Ohio and New Jersey cases involving foreign drivers intensified pressure for tighter oversight.

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