And we thought Swift and CR England was bad before...

Wilson has a guy who does their tests at their school. He does absolutely no instructing and is DOT certified to perform CDL road exams. When I talked with a Swift recruiter, back in March, I was told I would return home and report to my local DOT testing center for my road test.

 

Isn't this the reason a bunch of truck drivers had to redo their CDL cause a school that was giving out the test had some kinda issue and all CDL issue from that school got voided??

 

Yes it was Swift in Millington Tn.

 

Agreed. But many unpleasant things can happen before we weed through them all to identify the bad ones.

 

Yes. I think Swift had had a couple of their school/examiners disqualified requiring their recent grads re-test with the state.

 

When does this go into effect?

 

February 7, 2020

PDF link of the final ruling overview.
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmcsa.dot.gov/files/docs/ELDT Final Rule Presentation Overview.pdf

P.S. That's based on when the Commercial Learner's Permit is issued, not when the CDL is issued. I.E. the CLP has to be issued before 2/7 for one to not have to deal with those requirements.

 

So does this make people not test by 3rd party tester, CDL not valid?
I was tested by 3rd party guy in Michigan.

 

Rumour was when I went to Roehls Krap Training couple years ago was that the State cdl tester that was testing their students was being paid by CR England so non of Roehls students were passing .

Probably 1/2 true. But I know the new tester they made us go to in Michigan City was an Old HardAzz that only passed me and 1 other student in my class and I passed by the skin of my teeth.

 

Most airlines can give FAA credentials using a check airman that works for the company or a third party such as Flight Safety. This concept isn’t new.