Transport Topics

FMCSA Sets New CDL Permit Standards That Require English-Only Testing

This story appears in the May 16 print edition of Transport Topics. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week published a rule setting new national standards for commercial learner’s ...
Business Insider

America's truck drivers have to ace this test before controlling a 26,000-pound vehicle on the open road — see if you can pass it

Before getting their commercial driver's license, long-haul truck drivers must pass the CDL exam. The CDL exam varies from state to state, but certain questions on safety, driving an 80-foot vehicle, ...
Newsmax on MSN

Trucking safety chief to Newsmax: CDL rules about safety, not immigration

Trucking Safety Chief to Newsmax: CDL Rules About Safety, Not Immigration ...
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 ...