Tag: under-21 truckers

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FMCSA launches new site to help under-21 military truckers find interstate driving jobs

The new FMCSA website gives contact information for each participating fleet so that military members can find and apply for interstate trucking jobs to participate in the agency’s Under-21 Military CDL Pilot Program.

October 29, 2019

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Comment period for FMCSA pilot program for under-21 interstate truckers ends next week

Drivers and interested parties can now comment on the proposal through Aug. 14. The proposal would expand the current under-21 program for military-trained drivers to drivers under the age of 21 that were not trained to drive trucks in the military.

August 9, 2019

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Under-21 interstate pilot program for military vets enters next phase

FMCSA is now accepting applications from drivers and carriers to participate in the pilot program. As part of the pilot, FMCSA will compare the safety records of the under-21 drivers in the program to a control group of drivers ages 21-24 with CDLs and comparable training and experience driving trucks.

June 3, 2019

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Following the U.S. House, Senators file bill to allow under-21 interstate drivers with extra training

A bill that would allow CDL holders under the age of 21 to cross state lines has been filed in the U.S. Senate. The Drive-Safe Act, which was also filed in the U.S. House in March, would institute extra training requirements before such younger drivers can operate interstate.

August 17, 2018

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FMCSA takes next step in establishing pilot program for under-21 military vets to drive interstate

FMCSA will collect information from participating fleets and drivers to determine the safety outcomes of drivers under the age of 21 with military experience.

July 5, 2018

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OOIDA, safety groups rally against bill to allow under-21 interstate truckers

In a letter sent to the House’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the committee where the bill was filed, OOIDA and a long list of other groups, told lawmakers they strongly oppose the DRIVE Act’s passage. The groups claim in the letter that younger drivers are much more likely to crash. The act’s training requirements are also “woefully inadequate,” they write.

April 19, 2018

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Bills in Congress extend ELD waiver for livestock haulers, allow under-21 truckers

The U.S. House late Wednesday released the text of a $1.3 billion spending bill that funds the U.S. government through the end of the 2018 fiscal year and, notably for trucking, exempts livestock and insect haulers from the electronic logging device mandate through the end of September.

March 22, 2018

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House bill looks to expand under-21 trucker pilot program

As it stands now, this program requires participants to be veterans or active duty members of the military service and between the ages of 18 and 21.

December 5, 2017

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OOIDA, other trucking orgs mostly on board with pilot program for under-21 truckers

Several trucking and safety organizations submitted comments to the docket, with trucking organizations generally on board with the proposal and safety organizations generally opposed to it.

September 26, 2016

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FMCSA looking to begin interstate pilot program for under-21, military-trained drivers

The pilot program will allow a limited number of military-trained drivers between the ages of 18 and 21 to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce, which is not currently allowed by federal regulations.

August 19, 2016

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House highway bill advances, would remove CSA scores, change driver drug testing rules

The long-term highway bill, dubbed the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, is a $325 billion bill and could be the groundwork for Congress’ longest highway funding measure since 2009’s SAFTEA-LU and the first multi-year bill since 2012.

October 22, 2015