Federal review finds 44% of US trucking schools don't comply with government rules

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FILE - A student driver gets on a truck as the instructor watches in Calif., Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Nearly 44% of the 16,000 truck driving schools in the U.S. may be forced to close after a review by the federal Transportation Department found they may not be complying with government requirements.

The Transportation Department said Monday that it plans to revoke the accreditation of nearly 3,000 schools unless they can comply with training requirements in the next 30 days. Another 4,000 schools are being warned they may face similar action.

This crackdown on trucking schools is the latest step in the government's effort to ensure that truck drivers are qualified and eligible to hold a commercial licen