The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s recent series of state-level grants will not only improve driver safety, but will also expedite the process of obtaining a commercial driver license, ...

A pair of bills introduced in Congress and updated guidance from regulators all aim to streamline the credentialing process for aspiring truck drivers to obtain their commercial driver licenses. One ...

Oct. 30—PLATTSBURGH — Facing an accelerating decline of professional truck drivers locally and nationwide, local officials on Friday called for a more streamlined process to obtain a commercial driver ...

A fast-moving clash between federal regulators, state motor vehicle agencies, and the courts is reshaping who can legally hold and keep ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is streamlining the commercial driver’s licence (CDL) testing process. On Thursday, the agency announced a final rule, ...

The agency agreed that it is too burdensome to require states to conduct background checks on all test examiners. Now the checks are required only when the examiner is hired. The agency agreed that it ...

One month ago, 27 State Driver Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) were closed, along with most government offices, due to COVID-19 concerns. If you wanted to obtain your commercial driver’s license (CDL) and ...

During the waiver period, CPL holders will no longer need to have a CDL holder in the front seat as long as they are somewhere within the cab. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Federal Motor ...