In response to a potential lack of commercial vehicle drivers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a waiver granting some non-governmental third parties to conduct the CDL knowledge test. With DMVs being shut down due the virus and a prevalent need for truck drivers…
Last week the Governor of Utah put out an executive order stating that all people entering Utah must fill out a travel declaration form. Travelers will receive a text message containing a link to the form via the wireless emergency alert system. The form asks who you are, where you…
Six Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will be open by appointment only for truck drivers looking to get a license, permit, or endorsements. They will be processing new Commercial Learner’s Permits, new CDLs, and offering tank or hazmat endorsements. Appointments will be available Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to…
Utah’s Governor Gary R. Herbert has issued an executive order requiring anyone who is entering Utah, including truckers, to fill out an electronic COVID-19 form. When you enter the state you will receive a text message by way of the wireless emergency alert system requesting that you fill out a…
With state driver licensing agencies closed or running on a limited basis around the country, the Commercial Vehicle Training Association is concerned about a lack of new drivers to help with the nations’s response and recovery to COVID-19. In order to get the attention of the people in Washington, the…
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has opened up five more rest areas along its highways. Tourism services will not be available, but there will be extra cleaning and maintenance performed following COVID-19 guidelines. The following rest stops are now open, which include more truck parking and use of the facilities:…
New York Senator Chuck Schumer is asking for a “Hero’s Fund” to pay those front-line workers who are putting themselves at risk to help the rest of us stay safe and make sure we have our foods and essentials. Front-line workers include truck drivers, healthcare workers, grocery store clerks and…
To clarify news reports where it sounded like New Hampshire was closing its rest stops, Eileen Meany, a spokeswoman for the state’s Department of Transportation, has stated that this is not true. She stated that the rest stops are open and facilities are usable. New Hampshire is making sure the…
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has issued a notice to the States Department of Transporation permitting the placement of commercial food trucks at federally funded Interstate Highway rest stops. Normally, commercial activity in federally funded right-of-way areas is prohibited, but the FHWA administrator saw a need for…
To go along with the rest of Arizona’s open rest stops, the Arizona Department of Transportation has decided to reopen two rest stops exclusively for commercial vehicles. The Parks Rest Area along Interstate 40 west of Flagstaff (milepost 182) and the Christensen Rest Area on Interstate 17 south of Flagstaff…