The U.S. Department of Transportation announced an emergency interim final rule to strengthen
federal oversight of how states issue non-domiciled commercial learner’s permits (CLPs) and
commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). The rule comes in response to a nationwide review conducted by
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) revealing widespread non-compliance
among state driver licensing agencies and a troubling series of fatal crashes caused by nondomiciled
CDL holders.