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PodcastsMay 14, 2025

Listen: How Western Star Helped a Young Gamer Become a Trucker

Connor Hudziak loved playing "American Truck Simulator" after school and world. He had no idea his love for the game would change his life.

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Articlesby David CullenFebruary 7, 2023

4 Things to Know About the Entry Level Driver Training Rule

Meeting the mandatory entry-level driver training standards for new CDL holders can gum up fleet recruiting and onboarding for ill-prepared motor carriers. Here’s what you need to know.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 21, 2022

New Alternative Vision Standard for Commercial Drivers

After years of issuing exemptions on an individual basis for commercial drivers with poor or no vision in one eye, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has adopted a new program for such drivers to become qualified.

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2021

New Rule Closes CDL Loophole for Drivers with Drug or Alcohol Testing Restrictions

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule closing a loophole in the federal drug and alcohol testing program.

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ArticlesSeptember 30, 2021

How to Prepare for the New Entry-Level Driver Training Rule

New entry-level driver training requirements go into effect on Feb. 7, 2022. Motor carriers that provide CDL training need to prepare now.

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2021

Investigation: FMCSA Needs to Improve Oversight of CDL Disqualifications

The federal commercial driver's license program has specific rules for when states must disqualify a commercial driver in the wake of a conviction. But a DOT Inspector General report found many times, that's not happening – or not happening soon enough.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 17, 2021

FMCSA Extends COVID-19 CDL, Med Card Waiver

Drivers whose commercial licenses, learners' permits, or medical certification cards have expired during the pandemic got extended relief from the federal government on renewals.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 23, 2020

FMCSA Pushes Ahead with Initatives on Younger Drivers, Autonomous Trucks, and More

COVID-19 does not seem to have slowed down the staff at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which is juggling multiple rulemakings and research projects as it approaches the last months of the current administration’s term, from younger drivers to additional hours-of-service flexibility.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2020

Commercial Drivers Get More Time to Renew Licenses, Medical Certificates

As COVID-19 continues to disrupt the ability to get commercial licenses, permits, and medical cards renewed, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued another waiver.

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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2020

National Coalition Calls on Congress to Help Process CDLs, CLPs

A national coalition of trucking associations, fleets and driving schools is pressing Congress to take action to reopen driver's license facilities to deal with commercial driver license issues.

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