Change aligns Minnesota CDL testing rules with federal requirements
For the past decade, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety has required commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders to complete the general knowledge, passenger and school…
Ex-CDL license tester sentenced to prison for taking bribes
A former Idaho commercial driver’s license skills tester has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for taking $38,000 in bribes in exchange for…
FMCSA extends waiver of ‘under the hood’ test for peak hiring season
What started in January as a three-month waiver of a test for prospective school bus drivers has at least tripled.
The Federal…
FMCSA warns CDL drivers to be alert to phishing scam
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is warning commercial drivers to be careful of a phishing scam targeted at the motor carrier industry.
Phishing…
New training requirements for CDL drivers go into effect in February
Drivers interested in acquiring or upgrading a commercial driver’s license (CDL) soon will be required to complete additional federal training before taking the driving test.
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Feds temporarily ease requirements for school bus drivers
For the next three months, new school bus driver applicants might not need to identify engine components while testing to obtain their commercial driver’s licenses.
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Pennsylvania third-party CDL examiner charged with wire fraud
A Pennsylvania third-party commercial driver’s license (CDL) examiner is facing 12 wire fraud charges for an alleged scheme to fraudulently provide CDLs.
According to a…
Pennsylvania urges CDL holders to become school bus drivers
The beginning of this school year has negatively impacted many school districts like no other. Pennsylvania school districts have responded by offering signing bonuses and…
FMCSA bans commercial driver over repeated violations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has banned a commercial driver from interstate commerce over repeated violations. The federal agency has declared Jean Lafortune…
Mexico-licensed truck driver barred from operating in U.S. for ‘egregious violations’
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Mexico-licensed truck driver Mario Alberto Leal-Salas to be an imminent hazard to public safety.
Leal-Salas, who…