The Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation (PennDOT) has been authorized to begin enacting several new security provisions for vehicle operator licenses, including assurance that expiration dates for non-U.S. citizen driver's licenses will expire on the same day as their immigration visas and closer scrutiny of immigration documents of non-U.S. citizens to guarantee validity.
For truck drivers, PennDOT plans to enact requirements of the U.S. Patriot Act by conducting criminal history checks and fingerprinting all truck drivers who are issued a hazardous-materials endorsement on their commercial driver's license. The agency also plans to implement more random checks of hazmat truckers.