Fleet Owner

FMCSA looking to streamline CDL testing for truck drivers

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced a proposed rule to streamline the process for men and women interested in entering the ...
Transport Topics

FMCSA Proposes Rule to Add Flexibility to CDL Skills Testing

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s recent proposal to increase flexibility for the commercial driver license skills test process offers a nod of recognition to third-party testing ...
Transport Topics

Community Colleges in Four States Enhance CDL Training

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Efforts to get more truck drivers on the road are taking place in several states with new community commercial driver license training ...
Overdrive

FMCSA opens comment period for proposed CDL testing changes

Update – Tuesday, July 9: FMCSA has opened the comment period for the rule that would allow third-party CDL trainers to administer the CDL skills test to applicants they trained themselves. The ...
CCJ

Bill to streamline CDL testing reintroduced

With a new Congress comes the reintroduction of legislation that failed to gain traction during previous Congressional sessions. One such bill is the Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-Takers Now ...
CCJ

Backlog of CDL testing could create a chokepoint for driver hiring later this year

Employment in the for-hire trucking industry fell in April by 88,000 jobs due to economic slowdown from coronavirus. While the driver shortage is temporarily erased, a chokepoint in licensing and ...