Entry-Level Training Requirements Further Delayed

Entry Level Requirements Delayed Further.pdf

On May 23, 2017 (82 FR 23516) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), in a Final Rule, further delayed the effective date of Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators.  In accordance with the Presidential directive as expressed in the memorandum of January 20, 2017, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,” this action temporarily delays, until June 5, 2017, the effective date of the final rule titled “Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators,” initially effective on February 6, 2017.  The effective date of the final rule published on December 8, 2016 (81 FR 88732), delayed to March 21, 2017 at 82 FR 8903 and then further delayed to May 22, 2017 at 82 FR 14476, is further delayed until June 5, 2017.