FMCSA says under-21 interstate commercial drivers can finish apprentice program

Those who finished training requirements will still be spared from a minimum age requirement for interstate commercial ...

Safety groups urge FMCSA to kill SDAP extension

Truck crash victim advocates want FMCSA to permanently scrap its teen-driver pilot program, calling it a lethal risk to road ...
FreightWaves

FMCSA signals no fast track for teen-driver program extension

Regulators are holding off a decision on 18-20-year-old truck drivers, eventually forcing a choice between big-fleet ...
Fleet Owner

FMCSA’s Safe Driver Apprenticeship Program struggles to collect data on under-21 CDL drivers

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? In our industry, we wonder: If a driver is under 21, is there enough data to determine if they are safe enough to ...
CCJ

ATA petitions FMCSA for exemption to effectively extend under-21 pilot program

The American Trucking Associations last month filed a petition with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to effectively renew the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program (SDAP) that ...
Transportation Today

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awards $118M in CDL grants

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently awarded more than $118 million in grants through three ...
Truckinginfo

J.J. Keller Offers Entry-Level Driver Training Checklist as FMCSA Targets ELDT Providers

If your fleet uses a third-party entry-level driver training provider or operates your own in-house training, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s removal of thousands of providers from ...