Business Insider

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, ...
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 ...
Yahoo

Non-Domiciled CDL Drivers and Highway Safety: What the Numbers Say, What They Don’t, and How Social Media Fills the Gaps

FMCSA does not track crash attribution by citizenship, immigration status, or whether a driver holds a non-domiciled CDL. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) The debate over non-domiciled CDL holders — ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune

CDL skills test changes to aid would-be truckers, ease bus driver shortage

Pending changes to Pennsylvania’s commercial driver’s license skills test should make the road a more attainable destination for would-be truck drivers without compromising highway safety, officials ...
The Providence Journal

Does a CDL driver need to carry a medical card with them? | Ask the DMV

A: I contacted our Commercial Driver License (CDL) Office, which is located on the third floor of the Cranston DMV, and this is what they said: “If the driver has a valid medical certificate on file ...
Commercial Carrier Journal

USPS to remove unvetted non-domiciled drivers from trucking fleet

USPS moves to align with DOT interim rules, requiring thorough vetting of non-domiciled CDL holders. See how this impacts ...