In a February 15, 2026, Townhall tipsheet, Joseph Chalfant highlighted a major federal move to tackle what he called the "illegal immigrant truck driver crisis." Drawing on announcements from the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy, Chalfant described how a long-standing loophole has allowed unqualified foreign drivers—often undocumented—to operate massive semi-trucks on U.S. roads, contributing to deadly crashes.