Transport Topics

FMCSA Sets New CDL Permit Standards That Require English-Only Testing

This story appears in the May 16 print edition of Transport Topics. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week published a rule setting new national standards for commercial learner’s ...

Truckers will have to take test in English amid CDL crackdown

The announcement is part of a larger effort to address English proficiency for commercial drivers.
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America's truck drivers have to ace this test before controlling a 26,000-pound vehicle on the open road — see if you can pass it

Before getting their commercial driver's license, long-haul truck drivers must pass the CDL exam. The CDL exam varies from state to state, but certain questions on safety, driving an 80-foot vehicle, ...

CDL tests will become English only

All commercial driver’s license tests will be administered in English, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Friday.

Massachusetts and national trucking organizations support federal CDL requirement changes, Dalilah’s Law

Organizations representing commercial truck drivers and commercial driving training programs in Massachusetts and nationwide ...
CCJ

Backlog of CDL testing could create a chokepoint for driver hiring later this year

Employment in the for-hire trucking industry fell in April by 88,000 jobs due to economic slowdown from coronavirus. While the driver shortage is temporarily erased, a chokepoint in licensing and ...