Driver training schools are adjusting to new federal entry-level requirements that took effect Feb. 7, determining how the rules affect the candidates as well as the schools.
March 29, 2022entry-level driver training
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration via Twitter
ELDT Filling Classrooms, Causing Extra Paperwork
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Without the new law, New Hampshire would not have been in compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations. (gk-gmt/Getty Images)
N.H. Removes Entry-Level Driver Technicality
Without the new law, New Hampshire would not have been in compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations. (gk-gmt/Getty Images)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.
March 21, 2022 Government, Business, Technology, Safety 
A Truck Training America student practices behind the wheel at the Truck Training America commercial driving school in Shepherdsville, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
FMCSA to Announce Two-Year Delay in Implementing ELDT Rule
A Truck Training America student practices behind the wheel at the Truck Training America commercial driving school in Shepherdsville, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)Federal trucking regulators are nearing completion of a formal notice that they plan to delay implementation of the Entry Level Driver Training rule by up to two years after it was set to go into effect on a limited basis Feb. 7.
November 25, 2019 Government, Business, Technology, Safety 
New truck drivers have until Feb. 7, 2020, to comply with the requirements outlined in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s final rule on ELDT. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
ELDT Compliance Urged Despite FMCSA’s Proposed Delays
New truck drivers have until Feb. 7, 2020, to comply with the requirements outlined in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s final rule on ELDT. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)Despite proposed delays regarding certain parts of the federal Entry Level Driver Training rule, commercial driver license training schools shouldn’t dawdle as the rule’s upcoming effective date nears, according to training expert Jim Butler.
August 7, 2019 Government, Business, Safety 
A student approaches a tractor trailer during a CDL class in Kentucky in 2014. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)
FMCSA Proposes Two-Year Delay of Entry-Level Driver Training Rule Due to IT Glitches
A student approaches a tractor trailer during a CDL class in Kentucky in 2014. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)Federal trucking regulators have proposed a two-year delay for compliance with certain provisions in the Entry Level Driver Training rule to allow more time for development of the secure electronic transfer of information to the certified training provider registry and state driver licensing agencies.
July 17, 2019 Government, Technology, Safety 
FMCSA is working on a temporary fix to solve the glitch that is delaying full implementation of the new Entry Level Driver Training rule. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
FMCSA Electronic IT System Glitch Expected to Delay Portion of Driver Training Rule
FMCSA is working on a temporary fix to solve the glitch that is delaying full implementation of the new Entry Level Driver Training rule. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration electronic information system glitch is delaying full implementation of the Entry Level Driver Training rule, an agency spokesman confirmed.
June 20, 2019 Government, Business 
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Instructional Technologies Offers New Entry-Level Training System
John Sommers II for Transport TopicsInstructional Technologies Inc. announced the availability of its On Ramp entry-level driver training system to help commercial driver license schools meet the new federal entry-level driver training standards that go into effect in February.
April 30, 2019