CDL skills testing

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Assertions that trucker wages will suffer unless CDL test-taking rules are relaxed in Florida did not sway trucking regulators.

Relaxing CDL testing rules could get drivers on the road faster without risking safety, according to a training school group.

CDL testing in Florida could get easier if regulators grant an exemption to driver instructors.

A former third-party CDL skills tester in Idaho was recently sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a three-year bribery scheme.

The FMCSA’s final rule allowing third-party instructors to provide both instruction and qualifying testing for the same applicant isn’t likely to materially alter trucking’s capacity shortfall, according to analysts.

Minnesota wants to combine the vehicle control skills and on-road driving parts of CDL test requirements.

Carrier asserts current CDL requirement “creates a strain” on its operations.

Difficulty communicating instructions while in the cab cited as safety risk.