JUÁREZ, Mexico — Daniel Rodriguez, a commercial truck driver in Juárez, knows the anxiety that can come with border inspections of his cargo. Yet, a simple ESL class is enough to calm those concerns.

Commercial truck drivers based in Mexico, including the five in Rodriguez's basic English proficiency class, are learning rudimentary terms in the language as well as how to answer questions about documentation and cargo logistics that could mean the difference between having a job or not.

The stricter enforcement of English Language Proficiency requirements by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration came by way of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on April 28 to strengthen enforcement of existing regulations.

It included commercial drivers must "read and spe

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