21Feb
FMCSA Waiver of “Under the Hood” CDL Testing Requirements
We are now in the heart of the 2021-2022 school year, and contractors are continuing to face the harsh reality of the nationwide driver shortage. Recently, FMCSA took action intended to enhance school bus driver recruiting and retention by waiving CDL skills testing requirements that tended to intimidate and discourage school bus driver candidates. On January 3, 2022, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMCSA) published a “Waiver of Certain Pre-Trip inspection Skills Test Requirements”, waiving the “under the hood” testing requirements and effectively creating a “school bus only” CDL. The states of NJ, TX, OK, MD, KS, ME, and WI have already implemented use of this waiver.
Click Here to Request the Full Article
Related
The 2022-2023 school year is well underway, and the realities of the driver shortage continue to be ...
Read More >
Typically, school transportation is provided to school districts, charter schools, and other non-pub...
Read More >
The start of the new school year typically means motorists need to readjust to the big yellow bus ba...
Read More >
Despite the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (the “PMMA”), being passed over five (5) years ago,...
Read More >
The Federal District Court in Pennsylvania recently confirmed that drivers, aides, and schools are h...
Read More >
In 2014 New York legalized medical marijuana with passage of the Compassionate Care Act (CCA). This ...
Read More >