Originally published at: REAL-ID, Mail-Order CDLs, and America's CDL Free-for-All. - FreightWaves
A Mexican licencia federal de conductor can be obtained without a behind-the-wheel road test. Third-party brokers advertise mail-order processing for as little as $200. Under existing reciprocity agreements, that license can be converted to an American CDL in states that accept foreign credentials, and at least six of those states have been flagged by FMCSA for failing to verify the legal presence of non-domiciled applicants.
Isn’t it expressly prohibited by the FMCSA for Mexican nationals (or Mexican CDL holders for that matter) to even qualify for a non-domiciled CDL? Same rule applies to citizens of Canada, based on every relevant CFR that I have read.