Action
Notice of application for exemption; request for comments.
Summary
FMCSA announces that Isuzu North America Corporation (Isuzu) has applied for an exemption from the Federal requirement that drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMV) hold a commercial driver's license (CDL) issued by one of the States. Isuzu requests exemption so that 20 of its Japanese employees can test-drive Isuzu CMVs in the United States. Each of these 20 Isuzu employees holds a valid Japanese CDL but lacks the U.S. residency necessary to obtain a CDL from one of the States. Isuzu believes the knowledge and skills tests and training program that drivers undergo to obtain a Japanese CDL would provide for a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety that would be achieved without the exemption.