11/09/2026

William B. Pentecost, Jr. co-authored article in THE TRANSPORTATION LAWYER Journal

This article surveys recent changes to the enforcement of the English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements prescribed in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) promulgated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and examines recent cases involving violations of the regulation that question whether the driver’s lack of language proficiency was the proximate cause of the accidents under review.

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