FMCSA Okays Allowing Military Personnel To Skip CDL Driving And Knowledge Tests
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I should also add that this article has generated a lot of comments on their facebook page. Again...just throwing it out there.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Well now to see what states want to allow it and what companies will accept it. Here's a clickable link to the article.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
FMCSA:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
- Commercial Drivers' Licenses
- Data and Analysis
- Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement
- Research and Technology
- Safety Assistance
- Support and Information Sharing
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
I’m really surprised it gives states the option to waive the tests for passenger and hazmat endorsements.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
I wonder what the required proof is. I had to fill out a form with an officer's notarized signature. I brought that form to the DMV when I took the knowledge tests and was handed a CDL. Not much proof of anything really but I am all for making the transition easier on our vets.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
I believe there are a few Vets that have been following this forum so I thought it might be worth a share.
https://cdllife.com/2018/fmcsa-okays-allowing-military-personnel-skip-cdl-driving-skills-tests/
American military personnel are not required to have any CDL to operate military vehicles on public roads to the best of my knowledge. I was in the army from '88 to '95 and was a mechanic for fleet military vehicles. I was a soldier and issued a special unit-issued military license to operate only their trucks and trailers. The driver training came from unit military personnel, NCO's namely. The US military is exempt from a lot of the FMCSA requirements. I do believe the shoddy quality of the training soldiers get to operate military vehicles, even large heavy ones, is questionable. I was never licensed to operate any military truck heavier than their 5-ton class.
Many soldiers are killed each year due to military vehicle related accidents.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
FMCSA:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
- Commercial Drivers' Licenses
- Data and Analysis
- Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement
- Research and Technology
- Safety Assistance
- Support and Information Sharing
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
I believe there are a few Vets that have been following this forum so I thought it might be worth a share.
https://cdllife.com/2018/fmcsa-okays-allowing-military-personnel-skip-cdl-driving-skills-tests/
American military personnel are not required to have any CDL to operate military vehicles on public roads to the best of my knowledge. I was in the army from '88 to '95 and was a mechanic for fleet military vehicles. I was a soldier and issued a special unit-issued military license to operate only their trucks and trailers. The driver training came from unit military personnel, NCO's namely. The US military is exempt from a lot of the FMCSA requirements. I do believe the shoddy quality of the training soldiers get to operate military vehicles, even large heavy ones, is questionable. I was never licensed to operate any military truck heavier than their 5-ton class.
Many soldiers are killed each year due to military vehicle related accidents.
I was thinking the same thing, honestly. They gave me a 5 ton license to drive a plow truck with zero training.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
FMCSA:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
- Commercial Drivers' Licenses
- Data and Analysis
- Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement
- Research and Technology
- Safety Assistance
- Support and Information Sharing
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
I am all for supporting our vets, hell I am one, but this is a mistake...
Was wondering what equivalent to CDL instruction that military personnel receive that would justify this sort of waiver. I don't have military experience myself, so hopefully someone here with military experience could clarify.
They DO get appropriate training somewhere along the line, don't they? How do they keep it from going stale?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
I am a Vet, but my training was back a few years. We were trained in less than a week to drive big rigs. Mostly flatbeds for equipment. Was I really qualified? My Military licence said I was, it was stamped on there. When I think of it now, I should have been trained longer for the skills needed to operate these big missiles gong down the road. So i think this is a bad Idea. Maybe having the Vet get the training in the Civilian sector paid will help out the Vets. But to bypass all the testing is wrong. But I'm all for helping out vets as much as possible. They are have been protecting us while we Whine about our creature comforts that they provide.
It's not like the challenges we face today on the roads and in delivering to companies with not backing experiences that are needed.
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I believe there are a few Vets that have been following this forum so I thought it might be worth a share.
https://cdllife.com/2018/fmcsa-okays-allowing-military-personnel-skip-cdl-driving-skills-tests/
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
FMCSA:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated