Welcome to FMCSA MCSAC
Welcome to FMCSA MCSAC
Welcome to FMCSA MCSAC
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) Members
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 Appendix – Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT)
Guidance Q&A
Question 24: Will the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) provide any training materials for any of the various entry-level driver training (ELDT) curricula in the regulations?
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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
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...
Question 21: Is there a mandatory sequence that the specific theory and behind-the-wheel (BTW) training must be taken in?
Guidance: No. There is no mandatory order in which the theory, BTW-range, and BTW-public road training must be administered, nor do the regulations...
Question 20: Are there specific hours of training mandated for the theory curricula?
Guidance: No. There is no minimum number of hours that driver-trainees must spend on the theory (i.e., knowledge) portions of any of the individual curricula. The regulations prescribe...
Question 19: Are there specific hours of behind-the-wheel (BTW) training mandated for the various curricula?
Guidance: No. The entry-level driver training (ELDT) regulations do not require a minimum number of hours for the completion of BTW training (e.g., Class A,...