10/11/2021
•SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS: Minimum standards and requirements will be set at a Federal level, as opposed to being set by each individual state.
•DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION(DOT) management: CDL schools must record and report hours behind the wheel to DOT
•Schools MUST register and self-certify: schools can self-certify instructors. Individual instructors may have to register with the DOT depending on the state.
•CDL DRIVER INSTRUCTOR requirements: Driving instructors are required to have a minimum of 2 years driving experience, a clean motor vehicle record and a medical certification for classroom, on the road and private range instruction.
•INCREASE in Curriculum Mandates: DOT requires 31 theory course topics instead of the original 4 knowledge topics, which will be accompanied by 19 mandated behind-the-wheel skills, that will be tested with vehicle inspection skills as the state department of motor vehicles. The new Training Provider Registry (TPR) will require CDL schools to apply to join, starting FEBRUARY 7, 2022
