Does CDL Testing Need a Tune Up?

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The commercial driver license is under scrutiny as researchers and government officials consider giving it a tune up.

Possible changes to the CDL were high on the list as the Driver Training and Development Alliance held its International Forum at the first of March.

Inconsistencies in testing from state to state are a major source of complaints, the trucking executives and driver training school representatives of the alliance found.

“The CDL tests are not efficient,” said John McFann, project director for North American Van Lines in Fort Wayne, Ind. “In the worst cases, major variations exist not just between states, but also at the local and district levels.

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