C ommercial D river’s L icense
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD 1919 - First driver’s license. Issued to chauffeurs only. Metal pin usually worn on the hat. Cost: $2.00
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD 1932 - Driver’s license required for all operators. Cost: $.25
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD 1932 - Driver’s license required for all operators. Cost: $.25
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD The Operator’s Pledge: I will….think ahead. always be careful. assume responsibility. give pedestrians the right of way. always slow down. obey traffic regulations. always have my car under control. give the other fellow a chance. specially watch for children and old people. observe the Golden Rule.
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD 1950 Driver’s License
CDL Classifications March 10, 2017
Well that’s fine but how does this cotton pickin CDL work?
FINDING THE CDL SWEET SPOT * BETTER DRIVER SAFETY * * COMPLETE DRIVER FILES * * FEWER ROADSIDE STOPS * * FEWER SAFETY VIOLATIONS * * BETTER MOTOR CARRIER AUDITS * * LESS OUT OF SERVICE DRIVERS * * LOWER TEST FAILURE RATES * * FEWER MEDICAL DOWNGRADES * * SAFER DRIVERS – FEWER SANCTIONS/PENALTIES *
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD DOT WEBSITE REFERENCES: IA TRUCK INFO GUIDE CDL QUICK GUIDE
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD DOT WEBSITE REFERENCES: PRE-TRIP INSPECTION CDL STUDY MANUAL
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD THREE MOST COMMON DRIVER CONCERNS: • Driver Self-certification. • Medical Certificates. • Skills test failures.
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD Self-Certification • Certify to highest use • Interstate vs Intrastate • ‘K’ Restriction • Excepted vs Nonexcepted • May be changed any time
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD Medical • Iowa adopted Federal program. • Drivers have current MedCert. • Exemption/Waivers. • SPE for lost limbs. • Standing up State program.
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD Test Failures • Didn’t study • Got nervous • Air brake check (#1) • Didn’t say enough • Got nervous
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD IOWA CDL RULES MIRROR FEDERAL REGULATIONS
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD TITLE 49 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR): CFR 49 383: • Commercial Driver’s License standards; requirements and penalties. CFR 49 384: • State Compliance with CDL program. CFR 49 390: • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; General CFR 49 391: • Qualifications of Drivers
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD IOWA RULES!!!
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD CHAPTER 321 OF THE CODE OF IOWA: 321.1: • Definitions of words and phrases. 321.174: • Operation of Commercial Motor Vehicles. 321.176 A-B: • Persons exempt from commercial driver’s license requirements. 321.449: • Motor carrier Safety Rules
SELF- CERTIFICATION
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD SELF-CERTIFICATION 390.3(f) Exceptions: • Most public school bus operations. • Transportation performed by Federal/State govts, or any political subdivision of a State, or an agency established under a compact between States. • Fire trucks and rescue vehicles while involved in emergency and related operations
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD SELF-CERTIFICATION 321.449(2) Exceptions: • Operators of public utility trucks • Trucks hauling gravel • Construction trucks and equipment • Trucks moving implements of husbandry • Trucks for hire on construction projects are not excepted
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD SELF-CERTIFICATION Medical Requirements (Section 391 of CFR) : Nonexcepted Interstate • Need Medical Certificate, provide to state. Nonexcepted Intrastate • Need Medical Certificate, does not provide to state. Excepted Interstate / Excepted Intrastate • Does not need Medical Certificate. • Sometimes work rules / insurance require MedCert.
APPLICABLE ENDORSEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD APPLICABLE RESTRICTIONS/ENDORSEMENTS • E – No manual transmission equipped CMV. Performs skills test in a automatic transmission vehicle, prohibits operating manual transmission. • O – No tractor-trailer CMV. Performs skills test in a combination vehicle for Class A, with pintle hook or non-fifth wheel connection, prohibits operation of a fifth wheel tractor-trailer combination.
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD APPLICABLE RESTRICTIONS/ENDORSEMENTS • K – Intrastate only. Applies to non-excepted or excepted intrastate, prohibits interstate commerce. • L – no air brake equipped CMV. Applies to a licensee who fails the knowledge test or the pre-trip air brake check. Prohibits operating vehicle equipped with an air brake system. • N – Tank Endorsement. Vehicles with tank or tanks of more than 119 gal & combined capacity of 1,000 gal, not for tanks temporarily attached to flatbed. • Z – No full air brake equipped CMV.
Why all these regulations!?!
Why all these regulations!?! FLORIDA
Why all these regulations!?! • Trucking school owner helped students cheat on CDL knowledge tests and provided false certification documents to satisfy Florida CDL residency requirements. • School’s third party contractor passed drivers even with known automatic failures on skills tests. • Also passed drivers who were known to not be proficient in English. • Approximately 400- 600 drivers obtained fraudulent CDL’s. FLORIDA
Why all these regulations!?! CALIFORNIA
Why all these regulations!?! • Three truck driving school owners and three California DMV employees conspired to issue CDL’s to drivers without passing the tests. • Approximately 100 CDL’s were issued at $5,000 per license, the money going to the driving school owners. • Driving school owners bribed DMV employees to access the DMV computer database and modify/falsify the state database. • Up to 23 crashes attributed to drivers issued the fraudulent CDL’s. CALIFORNIA
Why all these regulations!?! LOUISIANA
Why all these regulations!?! • Third party skills test examiner falsified CDL test results. • Accepted cash payments in exchange for a skills testing certificate. Drivers never tested and used the false certificates to obtain a CDL. • A compliance review discovered the examiner had tested a large number of CDL candidates with no failures. • The examiner admitted to issuing certificates to 250 drivers and 320 were eventually re-tested. LOUISIANA
Why all these regulations!?! SOUTH CAROLINA
Why all these regulations!?! • Third Party Skills Test Examiner was certified by the state to test for a fire department’s employees only. • While employed by the fire department the examiner started testing non-department drivers. • Examiner did not require pre-trip, skills or road tests. He also used unapproved testing locations. • Investigation conducted by the US DOT, the Federal Motor Carrier Administration and the South Carolina DMV. SOUTH CAROLINA
Why all these regulations!?! MISSOURI
Why all these regulations!?! • Two third party testers in Missouri were charged with not properly testing drivers. • Drivers were coming to these two testers from long distances, which caught the attention of authorities. • Auditors realized some CDL tests were completed in 10 minutes with some instances of no tests conducted at all. • Missouri issued re-test letters to 2,000 drivers and had to stagger the test schedules because of the high number of re-tests. MISSOURI
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD Future: ELDT - Entry Level Driver Training • Discussed since 1980’s; Negotiated Rulemaking made it finally happen. • The ELDT rule will be implemented on February 7, 2020. Recommended ELDT elements: • Certified trainers, set curricula based on theory (knowledge) and behind-the-wheel segments. • Training provider registry similar to Medical registry. • No set hours of behind the wheel training.
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD Other potential Federal rule changes: • All-electronic medical reporting - 2018. • Changes to Diabetes exemption program. • More focus on obstructive sleep apnea. • Rules on coercion / harassment. • Drug and alcohol clearinghouse.
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD SELF DRIVING TRUCKS!!!
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD SELF DRIVING TRUCKS!!!
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD It will look like this….
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD It will not look like this….
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD or like this….
CDL IN IOWA – TRUCKING FORWARD
Contact Information: Stu Turner Commercial Driver’s License Program Office of Driver Services Iowa Department of Transportation 6310 SE Convenience Blvd, Ankeny IA 50021 515.237.3230 stuart.turner@iowadot.us http://www.iowadot.gov/
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