# Trump launches Freedom Haulers to replace migrant truckers with veterans 2026-08-08T16:26:34+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet US President Donald Trump launched the Freedom Haulers initiative on Wednesday, streamlining commercial driver's licence (CDL) requirements for military veterans and aiming to replace undocumented migrant truck drivers. Trump claimed his administration had removed 24,000 non-English speakers from behind the wheel and cancelled 28,000 CDLs unlawfully issued to illegal aliens. He cited two fatal crashes involving immigrants from India and Haiti. The programme, already adopted by 34 states, includes accelerated CDL training for veterans who did not drive military vehicles. Werner Enterprises committed to hiring 1,400 veterans over the next year. The GI Bill will fund the training, according to Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins. ## Coverage - thehansindia.com Tags: CDL, Immigration, trucking, Trump, US policy, veterans Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/trump-launches-freedom-haulers-to-replace-migrant-truckers-with-veterans/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/trump-launches-freedom-haulers-to-replace-migrant-truckers-with-veterans/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.