Press Releases

CVTA Applauds California’s Transportation Committee’s Bipartisan Effort to Reduce Skills Testing Delays

April 25, 2017

Earlier today, CVTA President & CEO Don Lefeve issued the following statement about the California Assembly Transportation Committee’s passage of A.B. 301 that would work to resolve the states’ commercial driver license (CDL) skills testing delays. “Yesterday, the state of California took a giant step towards reducing the time it takes an individual seeking a commercial drivers’ […]

CVTA Applauds New Jersey Legislatures for Its Bipartisan Effort to Reduce Skills Testing Delays

February 7, 2017

Earlier today, CVTA President & CEO Don Lefeve issued the following statement about the enactment of New Jersey’s law to solve commercial driver license (CDL) skills testing delays: “Yesterday, the State of New Jersey took a giant step towards reducing the time it takes an individual seeking a commercial drivers’ license (CDL) to secure a […]

CVTA Applauds FMCSA’s Entry-level Driver Training Final Rule

December 7, 2016

After 25 years of working to develop a rule that advances driver safety through training, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released its Final Rule on Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT). CVTA commends the FMCSA for focusing on performance and process, both in the classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction, as the rule underscores the importance of training in […]