
The NSTA sought five years but got two. NASDPTS and the NAPT were among organizations that reached out to the FMCSA to oppose the proposal for extending the waiver five years.
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Robin Hutcheson is the first official FMCSA administrator in nearly three years, confirmed by the Senate on Sept. 22.
Read More →Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, discusses the FMCSA's decision to once again extend the "under-the-hood" waiver for school bus drivers testing for their CDLs.
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How does the FMCSA's decision to extend the "under-the-hood" waiver for commercial driver's license testing until Sept. 30 stand to affect your student transportation operation?
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration agrees that the waiver could help with the school bus driver shortage during peak recruitment season during the summer months.
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The agency is giving new school bus driver applicants until June 30 to seek their intrastate CDL without requiring engine component knowledge.
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The federal agency determined that David R. Williams was an "imminent hazard" after he failed a field sobriety test while carrying high school students from Wyoming to South Dakota in February.
Read More →The National School Transportation Association urges school bus operators to take advantage of the FMCSA's temporary waiver of the "under-the-hood" component of the CDL test.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has named a new deputy administrator for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to replace the departing Meera Joshi.
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The waiver from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), effective Jan. 3, currently expires on March 31.
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