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Assessment of Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Holders’ Traffic Violations, Convictions, and Disqualifications [Research Brief]
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2023-12-01
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Abstract:FMCSA’s Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Program aims to reduce the number and severity of crashes by ensuring that only qualified drivers are eligible to receive and retain a CDL. The process that carries commercial driver citations from roadside inspection to driver record is vital to ensuring only qualified drivers operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). To better understand and improve State disqualification processes, the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) conducted analysis to understand the following: (1) how disqualifying violations and associated citations are adjudicated and processed, (2) reasons why CDL drivers are disqualified and whether this is generally for safety or non-safety reasons, and (3) whether disqualified CDL holders are reliably detected at the roadside. A sample of eight States was selected for analysis using four data sets. The analysis compared numbers and percentages of records that transferred from one process stage to another. This type of analysis is useful for illuminating broad trends, benchmarking performance, and inferring possible problem areas. The report recommends follow-on activities for FMCSA to improve the availability and quality of data.
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