ARA Sent a Comment to USDOT Emphasizing Possible Regulatory Reforms

ARA sent a comment to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in response to the opportunity to provide input on needed regulatory reform under the agency’s jurisdiction.

The inputs that were given:

• Need to lower the federal age requirement to obtain a CDL from 21 to 18 years old for short-haul drivers and other reforms to CDL programs to increase the number of available commercial drivers.
• Allow conventional semi-trucks, equipped with a sixth axle, to have access to the federal Interstate system with gross vehicle weights up to 91,000 pounds.
• Delay Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) requirement and provide a year-round exemption for agricultural operations.
• Revise entry-level driver training (ELDT) program requirements. Exercise of preemption authority essential.

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