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Meeting the mandatory entry-level driver training standards for new CDL holders can gum up fleet recruiting and onboarding for ill-prepared motor carriers. Here’s what you need to know.
FMCSA anticipates that many entities currently providing entry-level driver training—including motor carriers, school districts, independent training schools and individuals—will be eligible ...
Leaders at two truck driving trade groups are expressing “serious concerns” to federal regulators that lax entry-level driver training enforcement may be jeopardizing public safety.
The driver shortage in waste management is not just a hiring problem—it is a workforce development challenge. It is time to stop looking for perfect ...
FMCSA’s 2022 Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) mandate requires that new entrant truck drivers complete a structured program of theory and behind-the-wheel instruction before taking the ...
National Transportation Institute’s Leah Shaver shares some tips and advice on how successful fleets can set up entry-level drivers and office workers to grow and stick around ...
He said prior to the entry-level driver training regulation that came into effect, 95% of schools were only teaching the CDL manuals for their state, which is only about 25% of the training needed ...
A New Hampshire law preventing licensing of new entry-level truck drivers has been changed with the governor’s signing of immediate legislation to comply with new federal requirements.
People in Iowa interested in obtaining their commercial driver’s license (CDL) will soon be able to apply for a newly created Entry-Level Driver Training Program.