CDL

Now is a good time for carriers that boosted their balance sheets with PPP loans to leverage that by investing in technology.

Commercial Vehicle Training Association’s Don Lefeve and Roadmaster Drivers School’s Brad Ball discuss the state of CDL training at FreightWaves Carrier Summit.

FMCSA has proposed a rule that would force states to stop issuing new, renewing or upgrading CDLs and CLPs, and in some cases even downgrading, for drivers until they complete the return-to-duty process following a positive drug or alcohol test result.

Drivers looking for work or changing jobs should register before Jan. 6.

Employers can choose $1.25 bundling option or $24,000 annual fee.

Report asserts industry needs to hire 1.1 million new drivers over the next decade.

Proposal would make it easier for drivers to take test from out of state.

Groups claim teen drivers carry more risk resulting in more fatalities.

Driver hiring includes many steps to ensure compliance, and many fleets turn to outside help to assist in that process.

Trucker union sides with most of proposal’s early comments.

Amazon has broken ground on its Kentucky air hub, which will bring 2,000 jobs and up to 100 planes to the area.

Support for proposal split between large and small carriers.

Hair follicle testing – once cleared for use in the federal database – could have the biggest effect on driver availability.

Study finds lagging response to demand surges makes managing driver recruitment and retention more difficult.

Fraudulent medical certifications that can put carriers and drivers at risk of more accidents.are under scrutiny.

The Commercial Vehicle Training Association is pushing for more states to adopt third-party testing to shorten wait times for those seeking to schedule CDL tests.

States will soon be able to give would-be drivers more time to get their CDLs at the same time potentially lowering knowledge exam costs.

Do you know the different types of CDLs? Our latest video may help.

Military members looking to become truck drivers may have an easier time in doing so as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has authorized states to waive the commercial learner’s permit (CLP) knowledge test and driving skills tests.

Truck drivers involved in certain behaviors are more likely to have a future crash, ATRI research has concluded.