Will require more rigorous CDL testing standards, seek new rules to strengthen passenger carrier and driver compliance with federal safety regulations, and empower consumers to review safety records of bus companies before booking.
Read More →Drivers who violate these restrictions would face federal civil penalties of up to $2,750 for each offense and disqualification of their commercial driver's license (CDL) for multiple offenses. Additionally, states would suspend a driver's CDL after two or more violations of any state law on hand-held cell phone use.
Read More →Program aims to make roadways safer by increasing the number of CDL holders with enhanced safety training and to assist economically distressed regions of the U.S. by providing training opportunities for qualified individuals to become commercial motor vehicle operators.
Read More →Final rule will require states to merge the commercial driver’s license (CDL) and the driver’s medical examination certificate into a single electronic record.
Read More →A person must submit fingerprints, pass a written test, submit to a drug test and pass background tests to obtain a CDL school bus driver endorsement.
Read More →The FMCSA will penalize states not in substantial compliance with licensing and sanctioning requirements of the CDL program by withholding funding.
Read More →Within three years after the rule’s effective date, Sept. 30, 2002, the FMCSA will penalize states not in substantial compliance with licensing and sanctioning requirements of the CDL program.
Read More →Proposed regulation responds to requirements of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act.
Read More →One passenger was killed and dozens injured when a Greyhound bus crashed into a highway median barrier in Tennessee in August.
Read More →The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a proposed ruling that would strengthen CDL licensing requirements and toughen sanctions for violations.
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