The trucking industry needs CDL reform

I am a DOT Safety and Compliant consultant, with 23 years of industry experience. I’ve seen the issues with the current CDL ...
Transport Topics

Here’s What DOT’s Emergency CDL Ruling Means for Trucking

The Transportation Department declared a national emergency Sept. 26 after an audit found widespread failures in how states issue commercial driver licenses to noncitizens. New federal rules require ...
CCJ

Drivers could face hurdles in renewing CDL, DOT medical card

Note: This post has been updated to reflect an enforcement waiver issued Tuesday from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Department of Transportation for drivers with expiring ...
Truckinginfo

FMCSA Extends COVID-19 CDL, Med Card Waiver

Because the COVID-19 pandemic means many state licensing offices are still closed or facing an extensive backlog, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is extending until May 31 its ...

Duffy declares war on CDL mills and fleets that hire from them

In a press conference on Thursday, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled an aggressive new initiative targeting so-called “CDL mills” — commercial driver’s license ...
Overdrive

FMCSA waives CDL, medical certification renewal regs until June 30

The U.S. Department of Transportation will not enforce certain licensing and medical certification renewal regulations for drivers whose credentials expired on or after March 1. The Federal Motor ...

Illegal immigrant truck driver in fatal California crash should never have had license: DOT report

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy released a bombshell report on Thursday alleging that an Indian national involved in a ...