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...

Prepare for New Electronic Logging Device Requirements when operating in Canada starting June 2021

Is a person who operates a custom motorcoach in commerce with a GVWR or GVW greater than 26,001 pounds required to have a passenger endorsement for his or her CDL if the vehicle is designed or used to transport fewer than 16 passengers, including the dr

§383.93 – Endorsements

Guidance Q&A

Question 11: Is a person who operates a custom motorcoach in commerce with a GVWR or GVW greater than 26,001 pounds required to have a passenger endorsement for his or her CDL if the vehicle is designed or used to transport fewer than...

Does “designed to transport” as used in the definition of a CMV in § 383.5 mean original design or current design when a number of seats are removed?

§383.5 - Definitions  

Question 1:

a.   Does “designed to transport” as used in the definition of a CMV in § 383.5 mean original design or current design when a number of seats are removed?

b.   If all of the seats except the...

Must a civilian operator of a CMV, as defined in § 383.5, who operates wholly within a military facility open to public travel, have a CDL?

§383.3 - Applicability  

Guidance Q&A Question 12: Must a civilian operator of a CMV, as defined in § 383.5, who operates wholly within a military facility open to public travel, have a CDL?

Guidance: Yes, a civilian operator of a CMV, who operates...

Are public transit employees known as “hostlers,” who maintain and park transit buses on transit system property, subject to CDL requirements?

§383.3 - Applicability  

Question 10: Are public transit employees known as “hostlers,” who maintain and park transit buses on transit system property, subject to CDL requirements?

Guidance: No, as long as they do not operate on...

Testing Pool Inclusions: Can an employer include in the DOT random testing pool non-CDL drivers who operate motor vehicles weighing less than 26,001 pounds?

Guidance on whether non-DOT covered employees may be placed in the DOT random testing pool.

Testing Pool Inclusions: Can an employer include in the DOT random testing pool non-CDL drivers who operate motor vehicles weighing less than 26,001 pounds?

No,...

If an employee performs safety-sensitive functions for two different employers, is the employee subject to each of the employer’s DOT drug and alcohol testing programs.

Provides guidance for employers working for two DOT covered employers.

If an employee performs safety-sensitive functions for two different employers, is the employee subject to each of the employer’s DOT drug and alcohol testing programs.

Yes, ...

Commercial Driver’s License Standards; Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Passenger Endorsement Standards, 80 Fed. Reg. 30163 (May 27, 2015)

Regulatory Guidance

Federal Register Title and Cite

Commercial Driver’s License Standards; Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Passenger Endorsement Standards, 80 Fed. Reg. 30163 (May 27, 2015)

The Federal Register text can be found on the Federal...

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?

Guidance on the requirement for transferee start to take disqualification action for conviction for which originating state did not disqualify driver

Section § 384.231: Satisfaction of State disqualification requirement.

Question 1: When accepting an...