Benesch’s Jonathan Todd and Robert Pleines, Jr. Publish Article in Law360 on New DOT Restrictions Impacting Nondomiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses

Law360 recently published an article by Jonathan Todd, Vice Chair of Benesch’s Transportation & Logistics Practice Group, and Robert Pleines, Jr., Senior Managing Associate, titled “Logistics Update: What Immigrant Driver Rule Means for Cos.”

The article explores the Trump administration’s new restrictions on the issuance and renewal of nondomiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs), and the resulting operational impact across the transportation and logistics industry. It explains how the U.S. Department of Transportation’s final rule tightening visa and passport verification requirements could affect motor carriers’ driver qualification practices, potentially shrinking the available driver pool and disrupting broker and shipper relationships. The piece also analyzes pending legal challenges to the rule and outlines practical compliance steps companies should consider as enforcement intensifies.

The full article is available at Law360.