OverdriveOpinion

The problem with truck driver training: CDL school owner urges stronger regs, audits

Driving Academy Tallahassee owner A.J. Frankie believes DOT should focus on improving the Entry-Level Driver Training ...
Truckinginfo

Are Entry-Level Driver Training Rules Making Trucking Safer?

How well are mandatory entry-level driver training requirements working to improve trucking safety? The American Transportation Institute’s new research project aims to get some insight into that ...
Fleet Owner

Training standards outlined for entry-level drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a final rule establishing comprehensive national minimum training standards for entry-level commercial truck and bus operators seeking ...
Truckinginfo

DOT Targets 7,000 CDL Schools in Entry Level Driver Training Provider Purge

Nearly 3,000 commercial driver’s license training providers have been removed from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Training Provider Registry. Another 4,000 training providers were ...
Transport Topics

DOT Sued for 21-Year Driver-Training Regulation Delay

Two public interest groups and the Teamsters Union have filed suit against the Department of Transportation, claiming it has dragged its feet in creating entry-level driver training requirements for ...
Transport Topics

Trucking Leaders Warn of Lax Oversight in CDL Training

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Top leaders at the Commercial Vehicle Training Association and the National Association of Publicly Funded Truck Driving Schools are ...
Fleet Owner

More ways mixed fleets are turning challenges into solutions

For carriers across North America, successfully meeting different driver training needs begins with the essentials. Common topics include regulatory requirements, distracted driving, trip planning, ...
Yahoo

Commentary: How the FMCSA should investigate truck driving schools

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo: Jim Allen / FreightWaves) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s purge of 3,000 fraudulent truck driver ...
Overdrive

CDL schools call out 'threat' of 'unscrupulous training entities'

Trade groups representing public and private CDL trainers across the nation wrote a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy calling out the Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...
Washington Examiner

Safer highways start with enforcement of training standards

Highway safety is a basic assurance every American relies on each time they merge onto an interstate. But that trust has been shaken, as recent catastrophic crashes involving unqualified or improperly ...
WKBW

Department of Transportation removes 'illegal' CDL Training Centers

Hello! I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at Derek.Heid@wkbw.com BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The U.S. Department of Transportation removed or "put on ...