ARA Sent Comments on the Minimum Training Requirement for Entry-Level Commercial Drivers

ARA sent comments to Richard Clemente, of the Driver and Carrier Operations Division under the Department of Transportation. The data collected by FMCSA related to heavy truck accidents continue to show a very limited number of accidents for drivers hauling supplies or operating agricultural equipment compared to other categories of drivers. ARA recommended that the FMCSA provide an exemption for farm-service related industries and their farmer customers from the Minimum Training Requirement for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicles Operators.

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