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Florida denied flexibility on CDL skills testing

17 April 2024

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are not convinced that the potential for lost wages for prospective truck drivers outweighs the safety benefits of current rules on how states must administer CDL skills tests.

In a notice scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Thursday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration denied a petition by Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles asking that the state be exempted from a federal regulation requiring that the three-part...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/florida-denied-flexibility-on-cdl-skills-testing

CVTA: Trucker wages at stake in Florida’s CDL exemption request

3 January 2024

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WASHINGTON — Flexibility sought by the state of Florida in the current CDL training regulations...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cvta-trucker-wages-at-stake-in-floridas-cdl-exemption-request

Florida seeks help for truckers failing pre-trip inspections

4 December 2023

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WASHINGTON — CDL applicants in Florida may have a faster road to getting a license if testers in the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/florida-seeks-help-for-truckers-failing-pre-trip-inspections