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Regulatory Guidance

Welcome to the FMCSA Guidance Portal. This web portal is a searchable, indexed database that contains and links to all guidance documents in effect from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The guidance documents lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract.

To comment on any guidance document, or to request issuance, reconsideration, modification, or rescission of any guidance document, please identify the guidance document in your request and send it to: FMCSAguidance@dot.gov. NOTE: The FMCSAguidance mailbox is not intended to serve as a mailbox for general inquiries. For inquiries that go beyond the limited purpose of the FMCSAguidance mailbox, please call FMCSA's Information Line (800-832-5660) or visit FMCSA's "Contact Us" page to send your inquiry to the appropriate mailbox.

Subject Agency Identifier Topic Issued Date
When a State agency contracts with private parties for services involving the operation of CMVs, is the State agency or contractor considered the employer? FMCSA-CDL-383.5-Q2 Commercial Driver License Standards; State Contracts
§380.603 – Applicability (ELDT) Guidance Q&A Question 1: Who is subject to entry-level driver training (ELDT) requirements? FMCSA-ELDT-380.603-Q001 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
§380.603 – Applicability Guidance Q&A Question 2: Who is exempt from entry-level driver training (ELDT) requirements? FMCSA-ELDT-380.603-Q002 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
May a State issue a “conditional,” “occupational” or “hardship” license that includes CDL driving privileges when a CDL holder loses driving privileges to operate a private passenger vehicle (non-CMV)? FMCSA-CDL-383.51-Gen-Q07 Commercial Driver License Standards; Hardship License CDL Privileges
§380.605 – Definitions Guidance Q&A Question 5: Can States impose more stringent standards than those established by the entry-level driver training (ELDT) regulations? FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q005 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
§380.605 – Definitions Guidance Q&A Question 18: Must training providers be accredited in order to get listed on the Training Provider Registry? FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q018 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
§380.703 – Requirements for listing on the training provider registry (TPR) Guidance Q&A Question 9: How can an entity become eligible to be listed on the Training Provider Registry? FMCSA-ELDT-380.703-Q009 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
§380.605 – Definitions Guidance Q&A Question 23: Can driving simulators be used as a substitute for mandatory behind-the-wheel (BTW) training? FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q023 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
When accepting an applicant transferring from another State whose record reveals a disqualifying conviction for which the originating State did not take a disqualifying action, is the transferee State required to take the disqualifying action? FMCSA-STCDL-384.231-Q01 Guidance on the requirement for transferee start to take disqualification action for conviction for which originating state did not disqualify driver
§380.605 – Definitions Guidance Q&A Question 17: Does the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) certify or approve training instructors for listing on the Training Provider Registry (TPR)? FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q017 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training