A pair of bills introduced in Congress and updated guidance from regulators all aim to streamline the credentialing process for aspiring truck drivers to obtain their commercial driver licenses. One ...

A month after proposing to lift barriers to skills testing, federal regulators want to continue to lighten the load for would-be truck drivers by making it easier to take knowledge tests on the path ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing another rule to make changes to how drivers can obtain a commercial driver’s license. The agency announced Wednesday, July 24, a notice of ...

With a new Congress comes the reintroduction of legislation that failed to gain traction during previous Congressional sessions. One such bill is the Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-Takers Now ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing changes to CDL testing aimed at streamlining the process. A notice of proposed rulemaking will publish Friday, Feb. 2, in the Federal ...

In order to obtain a commercial driver’s license, drivers must pass a “knowledge test,” as well as a “skills” or “road” test, depending on the state’s CDL requirements. To help potential new drivers ...

A new law passed by the 2019 General Assembly will make it easier for military personnel with experience driving commercial vehicles while in the service to receive a CDL upon leaving the military.

Three new laws should make the licensing process smoother for those with a commercial driver’s license, or CDL, including school bus drivers. The 2022 General Assembly passed laws to expand CDL ...

Federal trucking regulators are proposing to speed up the process for obtaining a commercial driver license by removing a number of regulatory restrictions. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...

WASHINGTON — A trio of overlapping bills introduced in the U.S. Senate exposes lawmakers’ strategy to boost the chances that English-only commercial driver’s license testing for truck drivers ...

Truck driver CDL trainers may have easier time applying for funds. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) WASHINGTON — State and local government agencies, schools, small businesses, and others eligible for ...

(WLUK) -- Governor Scott Walker announced Thursday a way for active duty and recently discharged Armed Fores members to quickly obtain a license that can jump start a trucking career. The state's DOT ...