Commercial Vehicle Training Assocation

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

A proposed rule that could benefit team-driving operations in trucking would weaken highway safety, those opposing the plan told the FMCSA.

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

Liability concerns for drivers who are deaf or hard of hearing are unfounded, according to federal regulators.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ruled — again — that UPS has not shown it can maintain safety levels if it were exempted from new driver-training requirements.

After an overhaul in truck driver training, schools are now looking for more instructors to help kick the industry into higher gear.

AskWaves lists the five most important actions driving schools need to take to comply with FMCSA’s new training regulation set to start on Monday.

Trucking regulator responds to commenters seeking stronger interaction with industry before the entry-level driver training compliance date starts in February 2022.

A. Bailey Wood reveals his vision and goals as the new head of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association.

Carriers shift to road experience as entry-level applications drop off.

States must submit plan detailing use of technology that supports social distancing.

Coalition says legislation would help ensure flow of new drivers.

Three-month waiver helps clear path towards CDL for learner’s permit holders.

DMV closures causing loss of estimated 25,000 to 45,000 new drivers per month

CVTA vows to push FMCSA for earlier implementation.

Safety analysis lacking in petition against ELDT rule, agency finds.

Proposal could undercut “hundreds of millions” spent on connected-vehicle infrastructure

Industry telematics leader Omnitracs is still chasing a fix for a connectivity glitch that caused some models of its electronic logging devices to stop reporting accurate time and location data on Nov. 2.

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.

CVTA member schools could train more students, but lack of finances both for tuition assistance and for states to employ testers is causing students to bypass truck driving as a career choice