Training of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers

This synthesis will be useful to commercial truck and bus carriers, state agencies, and others interested in improving commercial vehicle safety. The synthesis identifies and documents training strategies and curricula from existing commercial driver training programs, with the goal of identifying those commercial motor vehicle driver training tools and techniques that hold the greatest potential to improve commercial motor vehicle safety. Information for this synthesis was obtained through surveys of commercial motor vehicle training schools and carriers; a review of relevant literature; and a review of comments received on the U.S. DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)-issued Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).