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Part 380 – Entry level Driver Training Guidance Q&A (Q025)

Part 380 – Entry level Driver Training 

Guidance Q&A

Question 25: Why has the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published the entry-level driver training (ELDT) regulations?

Guidance: The regulations fulfill a statutory requirement imposed...

Part 380 – Entry level Driver Training Guidance Q&A (Q026)

Part 380 – Entry level Driver Training

Guidance Q&A

Question 26: When do the entry-level driver training (ELDT) regulations take effect?

Guidance: FMCSA amended its December 8, 2016, final rule, “Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor...

§383.73 – State Procedures Guidance Q&A (Q006)

§383.73 – State Procedures

Guidance Q&A

Question 6: What is the specific role that the State Driver Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) will play as detailed in the entry-level driver training (ELDT) regulations?   Guidance: SDLAs must verify that an entry-level driver has...

§380.719 – Requirements for continued listing on the training provider registry Guidance Q&A Question 13: May prospective training providers keep their contact information private and removed from public listing on the Training Provider Registry?

Question 13: May prospective training providers keep their contact information private and removed from public listing on the Training Provider Registry?

Guidance: Yes. Training providers who do not intend to make their services available to all driver-trainee applicants can elect not...