Driver Qualification
Everything motor carriers need to know about building compliant driver qualification files, employment verification, MVR monitoring, road tests, and the medical certification process under 49 CFR Part 391.
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The elusive 15-day MVR rule
Most carriers know they must run annual MVRs on drivers. Fewer appreciate they have an additional MVR obligation for CDL drivers.
Brandon Wiseman
Get ready for the new DOT entry-level driver training
Set to take effect on February 7, 2022, the FMCSA's new entry-level driver training requirement will overhaul the agency's existing rules.
Brandon Wiseman
FMCSA proposes to eliminate annual certificate of violations requirement
The FMCSA is proposing to do away with the requirement that drivers submit a list of traffic convictions to motor carriers at least annually
Brandon Wiseman
Who needs a CDL? A primer on commercial drivers' licenses.
Drivers of certain types of commercial vehicles need a commercial driver's license to operate them. We address the specifics of CDLs...
Brandon Wiseman
What is a DQ file and what must it include?
Motor carriers are required to create and maintain DQ—or driver qualification—files on all drivers who operate commercial vehicles for them
Brandon Wiseman
FMCSA proposes under-21 commercial driver pilot program
FMCSA proposes pilot program to allow 18-20 year old drivers to operate commercial vehicles in interstate commerce under certain conditions.
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