Possible Federal Licensing Of Truck Driving Schools??

Wouldn't be a bad thing. Wouldn't have these fly by night schools handing out CDLs without a decent test.

 

No, There you be to much regulation then, And the Swifts and Schneiders would not pass the test to get in, and they would pay to keep the Feds out, They don't care what the student ;earns but then leaves it up to the trainer what is taught, they may provide the information, but if they learn it in the classroom or the truck the company doesn't really mind where it is learned as long as it is learned, the CDL Test are difficult to pass now, I really don't think they will regulate what is taught there.

 

Every state I've looked at has regulations and licensing for truck driving schools and instructors. Some are stricter than others. IL instructors are required to have five years driving experience and must pass a state exam. Then there are states like IN that will issue an instructor's license to anyone just as long as they have no more than 10 points on their license, no DUI and pass an extensive background check. MI is similar to IN but the instructors must also pass a college course too. The list goes on.

It's not totally unregulated out there. If the feds did get involved it would be to lay down minimum guidelines that the states have to follow.

 

Swifts training is not bad...you do learn a lot during the course and then more on the road with a trainer, I know Swift also requires at least 5 years driving experience to be an instructor which I saw on the Swift job board recently along with some college I believe it said, no accidents and a perfectly clean record.

 

The feds have no place regulating driving schools. That should stay with the states. The feds are much too involved in this industry now. Federal involvement would only make things worse. It would create yet more bureaucrats. Given the over regulation climate currently in Washington, I would not be surprised if they tried to get more involved.

 

Ditto on G/MAN and CondoCruiser. The states already regulate these schools.

 

The only reason I can see the Feds getting involved is to extract some more money from the industry.
The schools basically regulate themselves.
Remember, it isn't the school that grants the CDL, it's the state. The schools are simply a venue to teach the students what needs to be know to PASS THE TEST.
They are not there to teach a person how to drive.
That is the job of the driver's first instructor, whether it be a training company (most common) or a patient relative or friend.

 

The FMCSA will eventually get involved, as Congress has mandated entry level training be standardized under MAP-21. The current plan was scrapped last September because of feedback during the public hearing sessions. It was felt that basing the standardization on the "number of hours attended" was the wrong direction to go in and that it might be better if the applicant/student be required to meet certain milestones regardless of the number of hours it took. In addition, the model curriculum is based on studies done in 1986, kind of outdated.

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Action:
Notice Of Withdrawal.

Summary:
FMCSA withdraws its December 26, 2007, notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed new entry-level driver training standards for individuals applying for a commercial driver's license (CDL) to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce.

More:
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regu...-programs/rule_making_details.aspx?ruleid=447

 

They are rethinking their planned course of action.

Be afraid, very afraid.