CDL News Updates

FMCSA gave New Jersey a $2 million federal roadway safety grant to pay for new state motor vehicle mobile units to bring commercial driver license tests to rural areas.

The bill Biden signed into law Oct. 1 seeks to guarantee accredited CDL schools can accommodate veterans at new branches. Previous law had mandated a two-year waiting period.

The bill would ease veterans’ ability to use GI Bill benefits to pursue commercial driving careers.

For CDL trainers and some fleets, truck driving simulators are among the most innovative and realistic ways to teach new drivers.

Texas, Iowa, Maryland, Oregon and Pennsylvania are the biggest beneficiaries from the Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training grant program funding.

A handful of states are taking varied approaches to bolster the ranks of commercial truck drivers in the nation.

Illinois is the latest state to offer commercial driver license applicants a written test in Spanish to get more drivers on the road.

New and current Minnesota truck drivers will have an easier time obtaining and renewing CDLs now that a state law that constrained third-party CDL testing opportunities has been eliminated.

The Idaho Transportation Department is offering motor carriers an online service that issues alerts about driving license changes, such as expiration dates for CDLs.

Kentucky’s Gateway Community & Technical College is offering its first commercial driver license evening classes to help meet demand for new truck drivers in the state.