The聽Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) said it is again delaying implementation of its final rule governing training standards for new truck drivers until June 5. The notice will be published in the Federal Register on May 23. A pre-publication聽copy of the notice is available聽here.
In December,聽FMCSA聽announced the final rule聽 that calls for new drivers seeking to obtain a commercial driver鈥檚 license to be required to show proficiency in both knowledge training and behind-the-wheel training.
At that聽time,聽FMCSA聽said the rule would take effect in February, with a compliance deadline stretching until 2020.
However, when President Trump took office in January, he ordered a temporarily freeze on pending regulations, requiring聽FMCSA聽to delay the rule, most recently until May 22.
The latest delay 鈥渋s necessary to provide the opportunity for further review and consideration of this new regulation, consistent with the Jan. 20, 2017聽memorandum,鈥澛燜MCSA聽said.
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