The new standards apply to anyone who is applying for a “Class A” or “Class B” commercial drivers license for the first time.
-Before entry level drivers can take their commercial drivers license tests, they must now complete new federal training requirements.
“There were some schools out there called “CDL Mills” that were doing a very small amount of training, just pushing someone to basically take the CDL test, and then they would be out on the road without the skills that are necessary to be a safe, professional truck driver,” he said. “These new standards raise everybody up to a minimum level.”
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