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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
§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
Is a school or church bus driver required to obtain a CDL? FMCSA-CDL-383.3-Q01 Commercial Driver License Standards – School and Church Bus Drivers
Must the State use the offense date or the conviction date to determine if two or more serious traffic *8472 convictions occurred within a 3-year period? FMCSA-CDL-383.51-GenQ09 Commercial Driver License Standards; Offense Date vs Conviction Date
§380.605 – Definitions Guidance Q&A Question 10: What types of entities can apply to be listed on the Training Provider Registry? FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q010 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
Must a new State of record accept the out-of-State driving record on CDL transfer applications and include this record as a permanent part of the new State’s file? FMCSA-CDL-383.73-Q01 Commercial Driver License Standards; State of Record transfer
Does an unattached tote or portable tank with a cargo capacity of 1,000 gallons or more meet the definition of “portable tank” requiring a tank vehicle endorsement on the driver’s CDL? FMCSA-CDL-383.93-Q06 Commercial Driver License Standards; Unattached Totes or Tanks
§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
Does the word “issuing” as used in § 383.73(b) include both temporary 60-day CDLs and permanent CDLs? FMCSA-CDL-383.73-Q03 Commercial Driver License Standards; CDL Issuance
§380.707 – Entry-level training provider Guidance Q&A Question 8: Who can provide entry-level driver training (ELDT)? FMCSA-ELDT-380.707-Q008 Commercial Driver License; Entry level Driver Training
May a State require persons operating recreational vehicles or other CMVs used by groups of people, including family members, for non-business purposes to have a CDL? FMCSA-CDL-383.3-Q6 Commercial Driver License Standards; Recreational Drivers