CDL News Updates

Business, Safety

Wisconsin Awards $468,255 in CDL Grants to Train 260 Drivers

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has awarded $468,255 in grants for commercial driver license training to get 260 drivers on the road.

April 25, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Lawmaker Asks DOT to Reverse Obama-Era English Proficiency Memo

A federal lawmaker from Wyoming is asking USDOT to require that CMV drivers who cannot demonstrate proficiency with speaking and reading English be taken out of service during inspections.

April 24, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Arkansas Trucking Law Cracks Down on Fraudulent Foreign CDLs

The bill, signed April 14 by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, takes aim at what lawmakers and industry experts said is a spate of foreign drivers operating illegally and unsafely on U.S. roads.

April 24, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Trucking Leaders Warn of Lax Oversight in CDL Training

Leaders at two truck driving trade groups are expressing ā€œserious concernsā€ to federal regulators that lax entry-level driver training enforcement may be jeopardizing public safety.

April 15, 2025
Government, Business, Safety

Minnesota Alerts Truckers to New Proofs for CDLs

Minnesota is making truckers aware that as of March 20 they must provide proof they have both legal U.S. domicile and state residency to renew a commercial driver license.

April 14, 2025
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Removes Two Chiropractors for Deficient Driver Exams

Regulators are removing two Houston chiropractors from the register of medical examiners for failure to adequately perform physical qualification exams on commercial vehicle drivers.

April 14, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

Ohio Truckers Land Wins in $11 Billion Transportation Budget

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a transportation bill allocating a two-year, $11 billion budget, including funds championed by the state trucking association, for new truck parking spaces.

April 9, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

Community Colleges in Four States Enhance CDL Training

Efforts to get more truck drivers on the road are taking place in several states with new community commercial driver license training programs and expanded third-party testing locations.

April 2, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

Western Nevada College Approved for Third-Party CDL Testing

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has paved the way for Western Nevada College to provide official third-party testing for exams for commercial driver license students.

March 3, 2025
Government, Logistics

House, Senate Unveil Bill to Streamline CDL Process

The legislation would allow state driver’s licensing agencies to use certain third-party testers to administer commercial driver license knowledge tests.Ā 

January 28, 2025