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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced that nearly 3,000 commercial driver’s license (CDL) training providers have been removed from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Training Provider Registry (TPR) for not meeting the Trump Administration’s standards for training new drivers. Another 4,500 providers have been warned that they may not be following the rules.
The TPR is the official list of schools and companies approved to provide the required Entry-Level Driver Training for new CDL applicants. This action is the start of FMCSA’s full review of all 16,000 providers to identify and remove those that are breaking federal rules.
Training providers are being removed for reasons such as:
• Submitting false or altered training records
• Not meeting required curriculum standards, facility conditions, or instructor qualifications
• Failing to keep proper documentation or refusing to share records during federal audits
Secretary Duffy and FMCSA say this effort is part of a larger plan to remove unqualified drivers and dishonest training operations from the trucking industry. Under President Trump, USDOT says it is raising safety standards through stronger oversight and enforcement.
Providers who receive a notice of proposed removal have 30 days to prove they are following the rules. During that time, their name appears on the TPR Proposed Removal List, and they must inform all current and upcoming students about their status.
