CDL News Updates

Government, Business

Arizona to Train CDL Students With Help From Scholarships

Starting this summer, future truck drivers seeking CDL training at nine Arizona community colleges will get financial help thanks to a $4.5 million workforce scholarship program.

May 14, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

Oregon Spends $2.1M in Federal Grant to Train Truck Drivers

Hundreds of newly minted commercial truck drivers are on the road in Oregon thanks to a state group’s decision to allocate a large chunk of a federal grant to driver training.

May 3, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Denies Florida’s CDL Skills Test Petition

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has told a Florida licensing agency that CDL applicants cannot continue taking a skills test after failing the pre-trip inspection.

April 30, 2024
Government, Business, Technology

Two Texas Colleges Win Grants to Train 660 CDL Students

Texas has awarded a total of $617,490 to two Texas colleges to train some 660 students to become heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers.

April 29, 2024
Government, Business

Senate Apprenticeship Bill Targets Veterans

Legislation that would expedite veterans benefits for interstate trucking apprenticeships was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate.

April 9, 2024
Government, Business

Georgia Opens State CDL Facility in Central Region

Only a month after the Georgia Department of Driver Services opened its only CDL testing site in the central part of the state, the center has already helped 19 drivers get on the road.

April 5, 2024
Government, Business

North Dakota Adds Six CDL Road Test Sites

The North Dakota Department of Transportation is making it easier for new truckers to get behind the wheel by adding six new commercial driver license road test sites.

March 8, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

CDL Driving Range to Open Near Intermodal Facility in Kansas

Kansas officials and community college educators broke ground on a $6.9 million commercial driver license driving range that will have five test pads to train drivers when it opens this year.

March 4, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Four Massachusetts Troopers Indicted in CDL Fraud Case

A 74-count federal indictment was filed against four Massachusetts State Police officers and two others in connection with a commercial driver license fraud scheme. 

February 29, 2024
Government, Business

California Offers Online CDL Renewals

California has made it easier for truck drivers to renew their commercial driver licenses through a new online option that is part of the state’s customer-focused digital transformation.

February 28, 2024