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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is asking for public comment on a veteran bus driver\u2019s request for exemption from entry-level driver training (ELDT) regulations.<\/p>\n
In a Notice to be published in the Federal Register on December 9<\/a>, FMCSA announced that Farley Jr. is specifically seeking relief from the rule that instructors must have at least two years of driving experience of the same or higher class and\/or the same endorsement level as the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) to be operated to satisfy the instructor requirements under the ELDT regulations.<\/p>\n According to the Notice, Farley Jr. is a CDL-A holder who worked as a bus driver for 32 years. In the past two years, he became a Class 1 CDL \u2013 Bus Driver Education Instructor in order to address a shortage of bus drivers.<\/p>\n Farley Jr. said he is now requesting the exemption because fulfilling the two-year road requirement in the ELDT rules would pose a financial strain and create a void in his current workplace.<\/p>\n He pointed to a need for more CDL-A holders, particularly in the agricultural and logging industries, and to a lack of CDL-A instructors.<\/p>\n The FMCSA will accept public comment on the exemption request for 30 days following the December 9 publication in the Federal Register. You can view the exemption request in the Federal Register by following this link after it is published<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Albert Farley Jr. asked for relief from the theory and behind-the-wheel (BTW) instructor requirements contained in ELDT regulations, which would require two years of interstate driving.<\/p>\n