{"id":786,"date":"2023-06-15T06:44:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T06:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/?p=786"},"modified":"2024-10-18T12:26:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T12:26:00","slug":"proficiency-tests-for-new-carriers-to-be-considered-by-fmcsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/proficiency-tests-for-new-carriers-to-be-considered-by-fmcsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Proficiency Tests for New Carriers to be Considered by FMCSA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety sent a letter to the federal government 14 years ago suggesting that all new truck drivers will have to pass a regulated test of their skills before they can get a license to drive. In reaction to FMCSA&#8217;s 2008 rule meant to improve the safety record of new carriers, a petition was sent in.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/proficiency-tests-for-new-carriers-to-be-considered-by-fmcsa\/#FMCSA_to_Revive_Plan_for_Proficiency_Tests_for_New_Carriers\" >FMCSA to Revive Plan for Proficiency Tests for New Carriers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/proficiency-tests-for-new-carriers-to-be-considered-by-fmcsa\/#FMCSA_Seeks_Feedback_on_Various_Aspects_of_Proficiency_Test_for_New_Carriers\" >FMCSA Seeks Feedback on Various Aspects of Proficiency Test for New Carriers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/proficiency-tests-for-new-carriers-to-be-considered-by-fmcsa\/#Trucking_Groups_Divided_Over_Proficiency_Test_for_New_Carriers\" >Trucking Groups Divided Over Proficiency Test for New Carriers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/proficiency-tests-for-new-carriers-to-be-considered-by-fmcsa\/#Final_Wording\" >Final Wording<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FMCSA_to_Revive_Plan_for_Proficiency_Tests_for_New_Carriers\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FMCSA to Revive Plan for Proficiency Tests for New Carriers<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Advocates say that the FMCSA&#8217;s final rule did not include a review of how well new motor carriers know and can implement the following:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Federal Motor Carrier Safety Laws<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Running safe operations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The FMCSA put out an ANPR in August 2009, but the plan was never taken any further.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The New Entrant Safety Assurance Process (NESAP) will get a Supplemental Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SANPR) from the White House Office of Management and Budget in August 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Advocates&#8217; General Attorney Peter Kurdock is glad that the government has taken this task off of its long-term tasks list and is instead making uniform tests to make sure that new carriers know and follow federal safety rules.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FMCSA_Seeks_Feedback_on_Various_Aspects_of_Proficiency_Test_for_New_Carriers\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FMCSA Seeks Feedback on Various Aspects of Proficiency Test for New Carriers<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since its 2009 ANPRM, the FMCSA has taken a long time to put the ability test for new carriers into place. There were 11 different topics on this test.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These include testing procedures, management, standards for motor carrier workers, costs, expected effects on new entrants, effects on motor carrier safety, and the possibility of making the test part of the New Entrant Safety Assurance Process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The scope of the exam also included the costs of making, managing, applying, and giving the test, as well as how they might affect newcomers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The test also asked for specifics about how it will make motor carriers safer by making them better at following rules. The government group also asked for information about what smaller businesses need to make a security process.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trucking_Groups_Divided_Over_Proficiency_Test_for_New_Carriers\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trucking Groups Divided Over Proficiency Test for New Carriers<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The American Trucking Association (ATA) sent the FMCSA comments on the 2009 proposal. In it, they said that they agreed with the requirement for a competency test and safety training for new drivers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) was against the test because of the following reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First, it didn&#8217;t have enough predictive validity.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Secondly, it also didn&#8217;t show practical knowledge of systems that increase compliance.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Third, it didn&#8217;t make sure that everyone involved knew what to do.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is more important is that it didn&#8217;t set up effective safety compliance systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moreover, it didn&#8217;t help stop truck accidents.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Wording\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Final Wording<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety asked for it in 2009, the FMCSA is thinking about giving new trucking operators a standard test of their skills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Possibilities, prices, sources, demands, and benefits of lowering accident rates and linked deaths may all affect the transport industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There might be a rise in the quality of services, and a drop in worries about the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scams and abuse<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fewer barriers to entry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Less of a reason to try new things and compete.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more such news about the logistics and the trucking industry, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/\">Lading Logistics<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The ultimate guide to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/what-are-the-best-dry-van-dispatch-services-in-the-usa\/\">book dry van<\/a><\/strong> dispatch services!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety sent a letter to the federal government 14 years ago suggesting that all new truck drivers will have to pass a regulated test of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":790,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[131],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Proficiency Tests for New Carriers to be Considered by FMCSA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how FMCSA wants new carriers to take competence exams and how this may affect logistics. 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