Duration Of License Suspension Different Between States And Federal
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Hey Timothy. The minimum license suspensions are issued by the FMCSA but the states can make them more stringent if they like. The High Road is from the Illinois CDL Manual and they had it set at 6 months instead of the Federal minimum of 3 months. New York had it at the Federal minimum of 3 months.
There are a couple minor differences between the various state manuals but very little. It's nothing of any real importance and it isn't going to hurt your test scores any but it's worth looking through your home state's manual along with the High Road.
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.New Reply:
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Hey guys and gals. I'm currently studying for my CDL general knowledge exam. I'm getting my CDP from New York State so I am studying from the NYS CDL manual but also studying a lot from here at Trucking Truth. As for violations and suspensions go, the duration for these stated in the NYS manual are different from those stated in the High Road Training Program. NYS manual states minimum 3 months suspension for first violation of out-of-service order and Trucking Truth states a minimum of 6 months. Is the minimum stated here at Trucking Truth based on federal regulations? I'm planning to operate interstate and was wondering as well if drivers operating interstate follow a different set of regulations (federal) than those who operate intrastate. Last but not least definitely, I would like to thank Brett Aquilla and his passion and desire to teach for starting out this website as well as everyone else who provided a wealth of information on this website!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
Intrastate:
The act of purchasers and sellers transacting business while keeping all transactions in a single state, without crossing state lines to do so.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.Out-of-Service:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.