Federal training standards proposed for new truck drivers

摘要

The Department of Transportation’s FederalrnMotor Carrier Safety Administration issued arnproposed rule that lays out “comprehensivernnational prerequisite training standards” for entrylevelrncommercial truck and bus drivers seeking arncommercial driver’s license (CDL).rnThe American Trucking Associations (ATA) saysrnit supports a large portion of the proposed rule butrnsaid it doesn’t support the proposal’s provisions onrnbehind-the-wheel training hours. Instead of focusingrnon hours, the ATA said, the focus should be on thernability to safely operate a commercial vehicle.