FMCSA Withdraws Commercial-Permit Rule

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he Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration withrdew a proposed rule to set minimum standards for state-issued commercial vehicle learner’s permits last week, saying it was no longer relevant.

The notice, published in Thursday's Federal Register, said that the proposal, published in 1990, was “obsolete and it is in the public interest to withdraw it.”

The agency’s forerunner in truck-safety regulation, the Federal Highway Administration’s motor carrier office, published the rule to standardize driver training and make it easier for drivers to obtain training outside of their state of residence.