New Training Rules For Entry-Level Drivers
Drivers who are required to hold a commercial driver’s license (CDL) and have less than one year’s experience in operating commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce are now subject to new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration training requirements:
- Training must include instruction in driver qualification, hours of service, driver wellness and whistleblower protection.
- A copy of a training certificate must be placed in the driver’s personnel file. The certificate must include the date of certification, the name and address of training provider, the name of driver, a statement that the driver has completed mandated requirements, the name and signature of the person attesting that the driver received training.
- An entry-level driver who began operating a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce requiring a CDL between July 20, 2003, and July 20, 2004, must have received training by October 18, 2004. Drivers who begin operating a commercial motor vehicle on or after July 21, 2004, must receive training before driving a vehicle.
