New York loses nearly $74 million for not revoking 33,000 illegal licenses for truckers

NewsWorldAmericasNew York loses nearly $74 million for not revoking 33,000 illegal licenses for truckersSean Duffy has said that immigrants account for about 20% of all truck drivers nationwideJosh Funk Friday 17 April 2026 08:10 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2959370To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/new-york-driving-licenses-duffy-b2959577.html","title":"New York loses nearly $74m for not revoking 33,000 illegal licenses for truckers"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-835","index":0}Heavy traffic on a New York City street (Getty Images)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}New York is set...