California on Friday had to choose between revoking 17,000 non-domiciled CDLs or losing its ability to issue CDLs at all. Early indications show they caved to federal pressure.

According to the DMV, those affected have already been notified that their licenses are set to be canceled.

What do you think about FMCSA’s non-domiciled CDL rule? Both sides of the argument were represented at a House hearing.

Big losses in state and federal courts force California to revoke thousands of non-domiciled CDLs and scramble to keep ...

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In California, the judge in the superior court case downplayed the FMCSA’s role in the legal dispute, which centers on what obligations California has in renewing or reissuing non-domiciled CDLs.

The deadline everyone in trucking has been watching finally arrived. On March 6, 2026, approximately 13,000 non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses were cancelled in California — not by a clean ...

California has made it easier for truck drivers to renew their commercial driver licenses through a new online option that is part of the state’s ongoing customer-focused digital transformation. “The ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles said Friday that the federal government is requiring them to cancel the ...

FMCSA’s final rule on non-domiciled CDLs takes effect March 16. Leading up to that, the California DMV has canceled 13,000 CDLs.