The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is holding a listening session Jan. 13 in Nashville, Tenn., to seek input from industry stakeholders and the public at large on the entry level motor carrier testing rule it must craft, stipulated by the MAP-21 highway funding act.
MAP-21 requires the agency to put in place a written exam to test motor carrier applicants for proficient knowledge of “safety regulations, standards and orders of the Federal government,” according to an entry posted last week in the Federal Register.
To create the test, FMCSA says it plans to hold a series of listening sessions — open to the public — to gather feedback on the rule.
Below are the quetsions from the Federal Register entry that FMCSA says it would like to hear input on:
This month’s listening session will be held at the American Bus Association’s Marketplace conference at the Music City Center, 201 Fifth Ave. South, Nashville, Tenn., in Room 202 C from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
It will also be broadcasted live via a webcast. Specific information on the webcast will be posted closer to the session date, FMCSA says.
You can also give feedback to FMCSA prior to the session by going to regulations.gov and using Docket ID FMCSA-2001-11061.
