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Driver Licensing Category: Subject Description: Information on basic driver licensing including the driver education process. Page Sections: Documents · Article Index |
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| April 1977 publication date | A Study of Administrative Hearings Conducted by State Driver Licensing Agencies Volume I | Research Report ( PDF) 16.5MB · 339 pagesAuthors: Robert F. Whitcomb Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| March 1978 publication date | State of Rhode Island Special Adjudication for Enforcement (SAFE) Volume II: Evaluation of Driver Retraining Schools | Research Report ( PDF) 2.5MB · 43 pages Author: Robert G. Ulmer Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| March 1980 publication date | Legislative Technical Assistance in Juvenile Justice Traffic Procedures for Juveniles | Research Report ( PDF) 1.3MB · 15 pages Publisher: The Center for Legislative Improvement |
| 3 March 1982 hearing date | Federal Legislation to Combat Drunk Driving Including National Driver Register Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation | Hearing Transcript ( PDF) 10.2MB · 74 pages Publisher: United States Senate |
| March 2007 publication date | CANDLE: Collaboration between AAMVA and Nlets for Driver License Exchange Final Report | Research Report ( PDF) 3.2MB · 77 pages Publisher: National Law Enforcement Telecommunications Systems Inc. for the National Institute of Justice Topic: American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators |
| January 2008 publication date | CONVICTED SEX OFFENDERS Factors That Could Affect the Successful Implementation of Driver’s License-Related Processes to Encourage Registration and Enhance Monitoring | Research Report ( PDF) 1.7MB · 53 pages Publisher: U.S. Government Accountability Office |
| 25 January 2024 filing date | United States of America v. Gary Cederquist, Calvin Butner, Perry Mendes, Joel Rogers, Scott Camara, and Eric Matheson | Indictment ( PDF) 9.8MB · 76 pages Court: United States District Court, District of Massachusetts  |
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| 19 September 1926 | HARNETT SUSPENDS 13 MOTOR LICENSES Automobile drivers' licenses of thirteen persons have been temporarily suspended, a laborer in the State Motor Vehicle Bureau has been discharged and two women clerks suspended by Commissioner Charles A. Harnett as the result of his discovery that inspectors' reports rejecting applicants as drivers had been altered so that persons who failed in their tests received licenses. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times Topic: National Automobile School |
| 6 December 1927 | Deaf Automobile Drivers. In revoking the driver's license of Herbert Disalio for impersonating Gustave Ehret, a deaf-mute, in a driving test, Chief Magistrate McAdoo, in a lecture from the bench, is quoted as saying... | Commentary (text) Publication: The New York Times Byline: John N. Funk Dateline: New York, New York |
| 7 October 2021 | Controlled Substances and Alcohol Testing: State Driver's Licensing Agency Non-Issuance/Downgrade of Commercial Driver's License FMCSA is amending its regulations to establish requirements for State Driver's Licensing Agencies to access and use information obtained through the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, an FMCSA-administered database containing driver-specific controlled substance and alcohol records. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Meera Joshi |
| 18 October 2021 | Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing: FirstGroup plc. Application for Exemption FirstGroup sought an exemption on behalf of three of its subsidiaries, First Student, First Transit, and First Mile Square, which employ commercial driver's license holders subject to drug and alcohol testing regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: <Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Meera Joshi Topic: FirstGroup |
| 29 October 2021 | Controlled Substances and Alcohol Testing: State Driver's Licensing Agency Non-Issuance/Downgrade of Commercial Driver's License; Correction FMCSA amended its regulations to establish requirements for State Driver's Licensing Agencies to access and use information obtained through the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, an FMCSA-administered database containing driver-specific controlled substance and alcohol records. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 18 November 2021 | Entry-Level Driver Training: Application for Exemption; Ohio Department of Education The exemption request applies to drivers, trained through ODE's “Pre-Service School Bus Driver Training” curriculum, who are seeking to obtain their Class B Commercial Driver's License with school bus (S) and passenger (P) endorsements, and to current Class B CDL holders wishing to add the P and S endorsements. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 6 December 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of an Information Collection Request: Commercial Driver Licensing and Test Standards This ICR is needed to ensure that drivers, motor carriers and the States are complying with notification and recordkeeping requirements for information related to testing, licensing, violations, convictions, and disqualifications and that the information is accurate, complete, transmitted, and recorded within certain time periods as required by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 9 December 2021 | Commercial Driver's License Skills Testing: Application for Exemption; American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) FMCSA announces that the AAMVA requests a multi-year exemption to allow the State Driver Licensing Agencies in Maryland, New Hampshire, and Virginia to continue using the revised Commercial Driver's License pre-trip vehicle inspection and revised control skills test procedures. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators |
| 3 February 2022 | Commercial Driver's License Standards: Regulatory Guidance Concerning Third Party Testers Conducting the Knowledge Test FMCSA amends its regulatory guidance to explain that FMCSA's current statutory authorities and regulations do not prohibit third party testers from administering the commercial driver's license knowledge tests for all classes and endorsements. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 18 February 2022 | Drug Offender's Driver's License Suspension FHWA proposes to amend its regulations governing each State's certification of whether they choose to enact and enforce drug offender's driver's license requirements or choose to oppose enacting or enforcing the drug offender's driver's license requirement. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Stephanie Pollack |
| 1 March 2022 | Commercial Driver's License Skills Testing: Application for Exemption; American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) AAMVA requested a multi-year exemption on behalf of the State Driver Licensing Agencies in Maryland, New Hampshire, and Virginia to allow the three States to continue using revised Commercial Driver's License CDL pre-trip vehicle inspection and revised control skills test procedures following the completion of field tests conducted under a waiver granted by the FMCSA. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators |
| 9 March 2022 | Commercial Driver's License Out-of-State Knowledge Test; Withdrawal FMCSA is withdrawing a notice of proposed rulemaking to allow driver applicants to take the commercial driver's license general and specialized knowledge tests in a State other than the applicant's State of domicile. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 9 March 2022 | Third Party Commercial Driver's License Testers; Withdrawal FMCSA is withdrawing a notice of proposed rulemaking to allow States to permit a third party skills test examiner to administer the Commercial Driver's License skills test to applicants to whom the examiner has also provided skills training, a practice now prohibited under FMCSA regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 18 March 2022 | Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators; Correction FMCSA removes obsolete regulatory text from its June 30, 2021, entry-level driver training final rule. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 28 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Procedures for Participating in and Receiving Information From the National Driver Register The National Driver Register Act of 1982 requires the Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by delegation) to maintain a National Driver Register to assist the State chief driver licensing officials in the exchange of information about the motor vehicle driving records of individuals. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 7 April 2022 | Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) Navistar has requested a 5-year exemption from the Federal requirement to hold a U.S. commercial driver's license for Mr. Anders Björkman, an engineer with Scania's Powertrain Control systems group in Sweden. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topics: Anders Björkman, Scania |
| 27 April 2022 | Commercial Driver's License: Tornado Bus Company (Tornado); Application for Exemption Tornado requests an exemption from certain provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for its drivers who currently hold a Mexican Licencia Federal de Conductor, and are seeking permanent resident status and have over two years' experience driving in the United States and Mexico. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Tornado Bus Company |
| 27 April 2022 | Commercial Driver's License Requirements: Dealers' Choice Truckaway System, Inc. dba Truckmovers; Irontiger Logistics, Inc.; TM Canada, Inc.; Victory Driveaway, Inc., Application for Exemption These driveaway carriers jointly sought an exemption from the requirement that drivers transporting empty passenger vehicles with seating capacities of 16 or more but a gross vehicle weight rating and a gross vehicle weight of less than 26,001 pounds possess a commercial drivers' license to do so. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 27 April 2022 | Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America FMCSA announces its decision to grant an exemption from the CDL requirements to Daimler Trucks North America for one of its commercial motor vehicle drivers, Ms. Gesa Reimelt, a product engineer in powertrain solutions. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topics: Gesa Reimelt, Mercedes-Benz Group |
| 27 April 2022 | Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America This exemption will permit the Daimler drivers to test-drive Daimler vehicles on U.S. roads to better understand product requirements in “real world” environments, and verify results. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topics: Mercedes-Benz Group |
| 19 May 2022 | Entry-Level Driver Training: Application for Exemption; Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Inc. FMCSA announces its decision to grant an exemption from the qualification requirements pertaining to entry-level driver training theory instructors for Oak Harbor's safety supervisor, Mr. Jeff McLaughlin. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topics: Jeff McLaughlin, Oak Harbor Freight Lines |
| 19 May 2022 | Commercial Driver's License Standards: Recreation Vehicle Industry Association Application for Exemption FMCSA announces its decision to provisionally renew a 2017 exemption from the Federal commercial driver's license requirements for drivers who deliver certain newly manufactured motorhomes and recreational vehicles to dealers or trade shows before retail sale. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Recreation Vehicle Industry Association |
| 25 May 2022 | Entry-Level Driver Training: SBL Truck Driving Academy, Inc.; Application for Exemption Specifically, SBL seeks an exemption from the requirement that instructors have at least 2 years of experience driving a commercial motor vehicle requiring a commercial driver's license of the same or higher class and/or the same endorsement necessary to operate the CMV for which training is provided. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: SBL Truck Driving Academy |
| 28 June 2022 | Commercial Driver's License (CDL): New Prime, Inc. (Prime); Application for Exemption Renewal The exemption allows a CLP holder who has passed the skills test but not yet received the CDL document to drive a Prime commercial motor vehicle accompanied by a CDL holder who is not necessarily in the passenger seat, provided the driver has documentation of passing the skills test. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: New Prime |
| 6 September 2022 | Entry-Level Driver Training: United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS); Petition for Reconsideration of Original Application for Exemption UPS originally sought exemption from a provision in the Entry-Level Driver Training final rule requiring two years of experience for training instructors. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: UPS |
| 8 September 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: 391.41 CMV Driver Medication Form This Information Collection is voluntary and may be utilized by Medical Examiners responsible for issuing Medical Examiner's Certificates to commercial motor vehicle drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 21 September 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Effectiveness of Third-Party Testing and Minimum Standards for Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Knowledge and Skills Tests The CDL Program was enacted through the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 in response to jurisdiction concerns about avoidable commercial motor vehicle crashes and commercial driver qualifications. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 23 September 2022 | Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) FMCSA announces its decision to grant an exemption from the commercial driver's license requirements to Navistar for a commercial motor vehicle driver, Mr. Anders Björkman, employed as an engineer by Navistar's business partner Scania AB. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Topics: Anders Björkman, Scania |
| 28 September 2022 | Commercial Driver's License: United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS); Application for Exemptions The exemption allows UPS to conduct behind-the-wheel training for commercial learner's permit holders in twin 28-foot trailers, rather than waiting to conduct the training after the individuals receive their Class A CDLs and pass the required knowledge test to obtain the double/triple trailer endorsement on their CDLs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: UPS |
| 2 November 2022 | Commercial Driver's License: Application for Exemption; National School Transportation Association; Correction Although the exemption expiration date is correctly stated in the DATES section of the notice, Section VII of the notice incorrectly identifies the expiration date. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: National School Transportation Association |
| 3 November 2022 | General Qualifications of Drivers: Small Business in Transportation Coalition; Application for Exemption FMCSA announces its decision to deny the Small Business in Transportation Coalition's request for an exemption from the requirement that motor carriers not permit a person to drive a commercial motor vehicle unless the driver is capable of reading and speaking the English language sufficiently to communicate with the public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Small Business in Transportation Coalition |
| 1 December 2022 | Entry-Level Driver Training: Robert Towle; Application for Exemption Mr. Towle states that the requested exemptions would allow eligible students at Granite State High School to receive the requisite theory instruction in order to obtain their Commercial Learner's Permit as a step towards job-readiness as part of their community re-entry plan. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 22 December 2022 | Entry-Level Driver Training: SBL Truck Driving Academy, Inc.; Application for Exemption SBL sought an exemption from the theory and behind-the-wheel instructor requirements contained in the entry-level driver training regulations for two of its instructors. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: SBL Truck Driving Academy |
| 22 December 2022 | Entry-Level Driver Training: Western Area Career and Technology Center; Application for Exemption WACTC requested an exemption from the theory and behind-the-wheel instructor requirements contained in the entry-level driver training regulations for one prospective instructor. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 23 December 2022 | Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing: Application for Exemption; The Trucking Alliance The applicant believes that hair testing enhances public safety by providing a longer detection window for controlled substance use and by minimizing the opportunity for fraud in the specimen collection process. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: The Trucking Alliance |
| 28 December 2022 | Commercial Driver's License Standards: Stevens Transport, Inc.; Application for Exemption Stevens sought an exemption from the requirement that a commercial learner's permit holder be accompanied by a commercial driver's license holder with the proper CDL class and endorsements seated in the front seat of the vehicle while the CLP holder performs behind-the-wheel training on public roads or highways. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Stevens Transport |
| 28 December 2022 | Entry-Level Driver Training: State of Alaska; Application for Exemption FMCSA announces its decision to grant a two-year exemption to the State of Alaska from the limitations imposed by the commercial driver's license regulations on the State's ability to issue restricted CDLs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 11 January 2023 | National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners: 10-Year Refresher Training and Recertification Testing Requirements The required 10-year refresher training will be delivered by private sector training organizations in the same manner as the initial National Registry medical examiner training. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 12 January 2023 | Entry-Level Driver Training: National Ground Water Association; Application for Exemption NGWA sought an exemption from the entry-level driver training regulations “for individuals operating class B ground water well drilling rigs.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 12 January 2023 | Entry Level Driver Training: Railsback HazMat Safety Professionals, LLC; Application for Exemption The exemption will allow Mr. Railsback to conduct theory (i.e., classroom) training for driver trainees seeking to obtain a hazardous materials endorsement on their commercial driver's license. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 3 February 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: 391.41 CMV Driver Medication Form This Information Collection is voluntary and may be utilized by Medical Examiners (MEs) responsible for issuing Medical Examiner's Certificates to commercial motor vehicle drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 21 February 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request: Effectiveness of Third-Party Testing and Minimum Standards for Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Knowledge and Skills Tests The CDL program was enacted through the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 in response to jurisdiction concerns about avoidable commercial motor vehicle crashes and commercial driver qualifications. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 21 February 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse The Agency's final rule, published December 5, 2016, established the regulatory requirements for the Clearinghouse. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 23 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Training Certification for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators The Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations require minimum training standards for entry-level drivers, and include two separate information collection actions. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 19 July 2023 | Entry-Level Driver Training: Robert Towle; Application for Exemption FMCSA announces its decision to deny the exemption application from Robert Towle, who sought an exemption on behalf of graduating students of the commercial driver's license Prep Class of the New Hampshire Department of Corrections Special School District Granite State High School from two requirements in the entry-level driver training regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 28 July 2023 | Entry-Level Driver Training Requirements; Training Departments of Millis Transfer LLC (Millis Training Institute (MTI)); Heartland Express (Heartland Training Institute (HTI)); and Contract Freighter's Inc. (CFI); Application for Exemption FMCSA announces that it has received a joint application from the training departments of Millis Transfer, Heartland Express, and Contract Freighter's Inc. requesting an exemption from the entry-level driver training regulations requiring that a behind-the-wheel training instructor have at least two years' experience driving a commercial motor vehicle or two years' experience as a BTW CMV instructor, as set forth in the definition of behind-the-wheel instructor. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 7 August 2023 | Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption Renewal; CRST The Transportation Solution (Formerly Known as CRST Expedited, Inc.) FMCSA announces its decision to provisionally renew the exemption currently held by CRST The Transportation Solution from the requirement that a commercial driver's license holder with the proper CDL class and endorsements be seated in the front seat of the commercial motor vehicle at all times while the commercial learner's permit holder is engaged in behind-the-wheel training on public roads or highways. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: CRST The Transportation Solution |
| 24 August 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection Request: Non-Insulin-Treated Diabetes Mellitus Assessment Form, MCSA-5872 This information collection is voluntary and may be utilized by medical examiners responsible for issuing Medical Examiner's Certificates, Form MCSA-5876, to individuals diagnosed with non-insulin-treated diabetes mellitus who operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 25 August 2023 | Commercial Driver's License: State of Hawaii; Application for Exemption FMCSA announces that it has received an application from the state of Hawaii to exempt specified portions of the CDL skills test for drivers on the islands of Lanai and Molokai due to the lack of highway infrastructure to allow completion of the full skills test. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 30 August 2023 | Minimum Standards for Driver’s Licenses and Identification Cards Acceptable by Federal Agencies for Official Purposes; Waiver for Mobile Driver’s Licenses The Transportation Security Administration is proposing to amend the REAL ID regulations to waive, on a temporary and State-by-State basis, the regulatory requirement that mobile or digital driver’s licenses or identification cards must be compliant with REAL ID requirements to be accepted by Federal agencies for official purposes,. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Department: Homeland Security Byline: David P. Pekoske |
| 11 September 2023 | Commercial Driver's License Standards: Recreation Vehicle Industry Association Application for Exemption FMCSA announces its final decision to renew the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association's exemption from the Federal commercial driver's license requirements for drivers who deliver certain newly manufactured motorhomes and recreational vehicles to dealers or trade shows before retail sale, subject to revised terms and conditions. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Recreation Vehicle Industry Association |
| 12 September 2023 | Entry-Level Driver Training: Application for Exemption; Alaska's Ice Road Driving School FMCSA announces its decision to deny the application from Alaska's Ice Road Driving School requesting an exemption from certain portions of the behind-the-wheel entry-level driver training requirements for driver trainees. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Earl Stanley Adams Jr. Topic: Alaska's Ice Road Driving School |
| 5 December 2023 | Commercial Driver's License: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Application for Exemption The FLHSMV is seeking an exemption to allow the tester, at their discretion, to continue testing an applicant who fails the pre-trip inspection or basic vehicle controls segments of the CDL test and allow the applicant to come back at a later date to retake the failed segments only. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 21 December 2023 | Former State Employee and Her Husband Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Unlawfully Produce Tennessee Driver's Licence Using his association with Cheryl Huff, Mario Paz-Mejia represented to his customers that, in return for $2,500, he could obtain for them a Tennessee driver’s license or identification card. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Tennessee Byline: Rachelle Barnes Dateline: Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 30 January 2024 | Four Massachusetts State Troopers, Two Others Arrested for Alleged Bribery Conspiracy In Massachusetts, the pass rate was 48% in 2019, 44% in 2020, 41% in 2021 and 41% in 2022. | Press Release (text & document) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 31 January 2024 | Driving Instructor Who Allegedly Bribed RMV Road Test Examiner for Driver's Licenses Agrees to Plead Guilty According to the charging document, Ngan Dinh allegedly paid a road test examiner at the Brockton RMV service center to misrepresent to the RMV that certain driver’s license applicants had passed their road test when in fact they had not. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts Topic: Ngan Dinh |
| 2 February 2024 | Amendments to the Commercial Driver's License Requirements; Increased Flexibility for Testing and for Drivers After Passing the Skills Test FMCSA proposes to increase flexibility for State Driver Licensing Agencies and CDL applicants by expanding applicants' ability to take a CDL skills test in a State other than their State of domicile; permitting a commercial learner's permit holder who has passed the CDL skills test to operate a commercial motor vehicle on public roads without having a qualified CDL holder in the passenger seat; eliminating the requirement that an applicant wait at least 14 days to take the CDL skills test following initial issuance of the CLP. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 20 February 2024 | Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Standards; Incorporation by Reference of a New State Procedures Manual (SPM) FMCSA proposes to amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to incorporate by reference the most recent edition of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, Commercial Driver's License Information System State Procedures Manual. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| 20 February 2024 | Commercial Driver's License: State of Hawaii; Application for Exemption FMCSA announces its decision to grant an exemption to the State of Hawaii allowing the State to waive specific portions of the commercial driver's license skills test for CDL applicants who take the skills test on the islands of Lanai and Molokai and issue these drivers a restricted CDL. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| 19 March 2024 | Driving Instructor Who Bribed RMV Road Test Examiner Pleads Guilty Some of the applicants did not even show up to take the test. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts Topic: Ngan Dinh |
| 4 April 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Emergency Approval of Revision to an Approved Information Collection Request: Apprenticeship Pilot Program Under this program, these apprentices will complete two probationary periods, during which they may operate in interstate commerce only under the supervision of an experienced driver in the passenger seat. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 15 April 2024 | Commercial Driver's License: State of Hawaii Department of Transportation; Application for Exemption FMCSA announces the Hawaii Department of Transportation's requests for an exemption on behalf of the Hawaii Department of Education's Transportation Services Branch and independent schools statewide to allow Class A or B commercial driver's license holders with a passenger endorsement to operate a school bus without holding a school bus endorsement, and to allow the use of motorcoaches and vans to transport students to/from a central location to school daily. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 15 April 2024 | Former Owner of Philadelphia CDL School Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Bribing CDL Examiner and Witness Tampering “The last thing anyone should want on our roads are people behind the wheel of big rigs or school buses with bogus CDL certifications,” said U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Dateline: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Topics: Vladimir Tsymbalenko, Vlad’s CDL School |
| 18 April 2024 | Commercial Driver's License: Application for Exemption; Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles The FLHSMV applied for an exemption to allow the tester, at their discretion, to continue testing an applicant who fails the pre-trip inspection or basic vehicle controls segments of the CDL skills test and allow the applicant to come back at a later date to retake the failed segment(s) only. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| 9 May 2024 | Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Pitt Ohio Express, LLC FMCSA announces its denial of the application from Pitt Ohio Express to exempt its drivers from one of the requirements in the Agency's Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot program. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless Topic: Pitt Ohio Express |
| 14 May 2024 | Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption Renewal; CRST The Transportation Solution (Formerly Known as CRST Expedited, Inc.) FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemption currently held by CRST The Transportation Solution from the requirement that a commercial driver's license holder with the proper CDL class and endorsements be seated in the front seat of the commercial motor vehicle at all times while the commercial learner's permit holder is engaged in behind-the-wheel training on public roads or highways. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| 14 May 2024 | Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program To Allow Persons Ages 18, 19, and 20 To Operate Commercial Motor Vehicles in Interstate Commerce; Revision to Program Requirements The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act required FMCSA to establish a pilot program that would allow employers to establish an apprenticeship program for certain 18-, 19-, and 20-year-old drivers to operate commercial vehicles in interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| 17 May 2024 | Commercial Learner's Permit (CLP): Connell High School; Application for Exemption Students participating in the program would obtain a CLP at the age of 17 and receive 180 hours of classroom, field, and drive time instruction before obtaining a CDL at the age of 18. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 17 May 2024 | Driving School Owner Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud RMV Defendant allegedly pay tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to road test examiner to issue licenses to applicants who did not take road test. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 23 May 2024 | 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Pre-Employment Medical and Driver Evaluation Forms This collection is necessary for the Department's Bureau of Medical Services to evaluate medical eligibility for employment regarding operating a government owned vehicle, and for gathering supplemental pertinent medical information regarding identified conditions that could pose a safety risk to employees and others. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: State Byline: Geoffrey L. Jones |
| 23 May 2024 | Commercial Driver's License: Covenant Transport Inc. and Landair Transport Inc. Jointly d/b/a Covenant Logistics; Application for Exemption FMCSA announces that it has received an application from Covenant Logistics requesting an exemption to allow commercial learner's permit holders who have passed the commercial driver's license skills test but have not yet received a CDL document to drive a Covenant Logistics' commercial motor vehicle, without being accompanied by a CDL holder in the passenger seat. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Covenant Logistics |
| 24 May 2024 | Former State Employee And Her Husband Sentenced To Prison For Conspiring To Unlawfully Produce Tennessee Driver's Licenses Using his association with Cheryl Huff, Mario Paz-Mejia represented to his customers that, in return for $2,500, he could obtain for them a Tennessee driver’s license or identification card. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Tennessee Byline: Rachelle Barnes Dateline: Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 30 May 2024 | Commercial Driver's License: Application for Exemption; National School Transportation Association FMCSA announces that it has received an application from the NSTA to renew its exemption that permits all commercial driver's license applicants seeking a school bus endorsement to forgo the engine compartment portion of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills testing requirement, known informally as the “under-the-hood” testing requirement. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: National School Transportation Association |
| 30 May 2024 | Commercial Driver's License: Covenant Transport Inc. and Landair Transport Inc. jointly d/b/a Covenant Logistics; Application for Exemption FMCSA corrects the notice published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2024, requesting comments on the application for exemption submitted by Covenant Transport Inc. and Landair Transport Inc., jointly doing business as Covenant Logistics. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Covenant Logistics |
| 5 June 2024 | Washington woman pleads guilty to using fake documentation to obtain over a hundred Virginia driver’s licenses While not altering identities, Ashya Janai Harley would electronically alter driving transcripts and proof of residency documents required by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles to issue driver’s licenses. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia Dateline: Alexandria, Virginia |
| 11 June 2024 | Commercial Driver's License: Oregon Department of Transportation; Application for Exemption FMCSA announces that the Oregon Department of Transportation has applied for a limited exemption from the commercial driver's license rules concerning acceptable proof of citizenship or lawful permanent residency for citizens of Freely Associated States who now reside in Oregon and wish to obtain a CDL. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 13 June 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection Request: Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program Section 23022 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, requires the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a commercial driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program. An apprentice is defined as a person under the age of 21 who holds a CDL. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 18 June 2024 | Commercial Driver's License (CDL): Application for Exemption Renewal; U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc. FMCSA announces its final decision to renew the U.S. Custom Harvesters exemption from the intrastate restriction on commercial driver's licenses for custom harvester drivers operating in interstate commerce for a two-year period, with additional terms and conditions. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| 18 June 2024 | Entry-Level Driver Training: Application for Exemption; State of Alaska The exemption renewal would allow the State to waive specified portions of the CDL skills test for drivers who reside and operate in 14 defined geographic areas that lack the infrastructure to allow completion of the full skills test. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 9 July 2024 | Commercial Driver's License; 3 North LLC; Application for Exemption FMCSA extends the comment period for its notice requesting public comment on 3 North LLC's application for a 5-year exemption to enable 3 of its commercial driver's license holders under the age 21, with the requisite “K” restriction for intrastate-only operations, to drive commercial motor vehicles in intrastate operations in a State other than their State of domicile. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 30 July 2024 | Commercial Driver's License: Covenant Transport Inc. and Landair Transport Inc. Jointly d/b/a Covenant Logistics; Application for Exemption FMCSA announces its decision to grant Covenant Logistics an exemption from the requirement for a commercial learner's permit holder, while operating a commercial motor vehicle, to be accompanied by a commercial driver's license holder with the proper CDL class and endorsements seated in the front seat of the CMV. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless Topic: Covenant Logistics |
| 8 August 2024 | Previously Deported Man Indicted for Transfer of Fraudulent Social Security Cards and Counterfeit Driver’s Licenses According to court documents, Rosas transferred to others fraudulent Social Security cards and driver’s licenses that used the identifying information of multiple individuals, including their Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California Dateline: Sacramento, California |
| 12 August 2024 | 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Pre-Employment Medical and Driver Evaluation Forms This collection is necessary for the Department's Bureau of Medical Services to evaluate medical eligibility for employment regarding operating a government owned vehicle. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: State Byline: Geoffrey L. Jones |
| 21 August 2024 | Enhanced Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration Data Reporting Specifications for 500-Series Program Purposes The FHWA's Office of Highway Policy Information serves as the national source for highway data, providing DOT, Congress, and the transportation community with informational products in a timely manner to inform the development and implementation of decisions, policies, legislation, programs, and performance goals. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Shailen P. Bhatt |
| 10 September 2024 | Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; State of Hawaii Department of Transportation FMCSA announces its decision to grant an exemption to the Hawaii Department of Transportation to allow commercial driver's license holders with a passenger endorsement to operate a school bus without holding a school bus endorsement, provided an adult chaperone is present on the bus who is responsible for ensuring the safe loading and unloading of children. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White |
| 11 September 2024 | Commercial Driver's License: The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT); Application for Exemption FMCSA announces that the Hawaii Department of Transportation has applied for a limited exemption from the commercial driver's license rules concerning acceptable proof of citizenship or lawful permanent residency for citizens of Freely Associated States who now reside in Hawaii and wish to obtain a CDL. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 13 September 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Road Test Requirement This ICR estimates the information burden incurred by motor carriers associated with the road test requirements in two circumstances. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 17 September 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Medical Qualification Requirements CMVs (trucks and buses) are longer, heavier, and more difficult to maneuver than automobiles, making them a threat to highway safety if not operated properly by qualified individuals. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 20 September 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection Request: Safe Driver Apprenticeship Driver Program Current regulations on driver qualifications (49 CFR part 391.11(b)(1)) state that a driver must be 21 years of age or older to operate a CMV in interstate commerce. Currently, drivers under the age of 21 may operate CMVs only in intrastate commerce subject to State laws and regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 25 September 2024 | Commercial Driver's License: Oregon Department of Transportation; Application for Exemption FMCSA announces its decision to grant a five-year exemption to the Oregon Department of Transportation from the commercial driver's license rules concerning acceptable proof of citizenship or lawful permanent residency for citizens of Freely Associated States who reside in Oregon and wish to obtain a CDL or commercial learner's permit. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White |
| 25 September 2024 | VETERAN IMPROVEMENT COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE ACT OF 2023 Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 656 offered by my colleague, Senator FISCHER from Nebraska. This would cut through the red tape for the approval process for commercial driving schools across the country. | Debate Transcript ( PDF) Publication: Congressional Record |
| 1 October 2024 | Entry-Level Driver Training: State of Alaska Application for Renewal of Exemption The exemption renewal allows the State to waive specified portions of the CDL skills test for drivers who reside and operate in 14 defined geographic areas that lack the infrastructure to allow completion of the full skills test. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White |
| 28 October 2024 | Mexican National Indicted For Illegal Use of Social Security Number to Obtain Louisiana Driver’s License U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans reiterated that an indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana Byline: Shane M. Jones Dateline: New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 11 December 2024 | Five Indicted for Alleged Multi-State, Transnational Conspiracy to Obtain Driver's Licenses for Ineligible Applicants Defendants allegedly conspired to fraudulently apply for licenses for more than 1,000 individuals. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |