Overdrive

FMCSA pins 'CDL mills' problem on self-certification: Are owner-ops to blame?

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration boss Derek Barrs recently announced a major change to the very logic behind lots of important trucking regulation: Self-certification for regulated service ...
Truckinginfo

FMCSA Extends Entry-Level Driver Training Rule Compliance Date

The new entry-level driver training rule, originally scheduled to go into effect Feb. 7, now will have to wait another two years because the government needs more time to finish the registry of ...
Yahoo

FMCSA registry rife with fake CDL schools, industry exec says

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lax federal rules have flooded the trucking market with unsafe drivers, fueling crash increases and prompting new investigations, ...
Opinion

The Great ELDT CDL Swindle That Downgraded US Trucking

The Entry-Level Driver Training regulations took effect in February 2022 after years of development and industry lobbying. The result was a federal training standard that requires no minimum hours of ...
CCJ

FMCSA boots more than 500 CDL trainers from registry

In a sweeping crackdown on fraudulent commercial licensing, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy on Wednesday initiated the removal of more than 550 truck driving schools from the national ...
Ohsonline.com

J. J. Keller Releases Free ELDT Audit Checklist as FMCSA Tightens Training Enforcement

With thousands of training providers removed from the federal registry for non-compliance, J. J. Keller is offering a free ELDT Audit Checklist and its Safe & Smart® ELDT Trainer Certification Program ...
CCJ

DOT removes 3,000 CDL training providers from registry

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Monday announced the removal of nearly 3,000 commercial driver’s license (CDL) training providers from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s ...
Overdrive

FMCSA auditing 1,500 CDL schools as part of training provider registry purge

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has hit the road after announcing a crackdown on CDL schools that fail “to equip trainees with the Trump Administration’s standards of readiness” with ...
Transport Topics

CDL Schools Across Varied Sites Flagged in Safety Sweep

FMCSA’s nationwide sting uncovered more than 550 CDL training providers violating federal safety standards. Violations included fake addresses unqualified instructors and missing hazmat training.
Transport Topics

FMCSA Electronic IT System Glitch Expected to Delay Portion of Driver Training Rule

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration electronic information system glitch is delaying full implementation of the Entry Level ...

Several local CDL training schools received removal notices after USDOT, FMCSA crackdown

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced in a Feb. 18 release that over 557 CDL training schools reportedly ...
Truckinginfo

FMCSA Extends Entry-Level Driver Training Rule Compliance Date

FMCSA said a big reason for delaying the entry-level driver training rule is to give the agency more time to complete development of the Training Provider Registry. The new entry-level driver training ...