The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration made a few notable changes to its driver qualification (DQ) file requirements in 49 CFR Part 391.
Assisting drivers through the new entry-level driver training (ELDT) requirements is to the motor carrier’s benefit.
After years of issuing exemptions on an individual basis for commercial drivers with poor or no vision in one eye, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has adopted a new program for such drivers to become qualified.
New entry-level driver training requirements go into effect on Feb. 7, 2022. Motor carriers that provide CDL training need to prepare now.
COVID-19 does not seem to have slowed down the staff at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which is juggling multiple rulemakings and research projects as it approaches the last months of the current administration’s term, from younger drivers to additional hours-of-service flexibility.
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has eased the standards related to commercial learner’s permit holders and obtaining a commercial driver’s license.
Driving Dynamics, Inc. has expanded its entry-level commercial driver's license course to a sixth campus of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, the Newark, Del.-based safety training provider announced.
The FMCSA announced a final rule that will permanently ban drivers convicted of human trafficking from operating a commercial motor vehicle.
The state legislature of Alabama has passed a bill that will allow the state to issue Class A commercial driver’s licenses to applicants as young as 18 years old to participate in intrastate commerce.
In a six-month analysis, the FMCSA reported hours of service (HOS) violations have steadily decreased, which is good news and a testament to the efficacy of ELD technology. However, there continue to be negative unintended consequences caused by the constraints and inflexibility with HOS rules that hinder compliance.
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