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Abstract

The main goal of this project was to identify opportunities to strengthen the National Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program and help the ability of State Driver Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) to maintain compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) 49 CFR 383 and 384.

The Research Team completed a comprehensive environmental scan to identify all CDL program support resources currently available to states from national associations, third parties, universities, and national and state government agencies. A master resource guide reference document that catalogued all resources available was created, and the CDL Resource Guide website was developed (https://www.cdlresourceguide.org/).

A survey was conducted of state level CDL stakeholder groups including SDLAs, judiciaries, and law enforcement to identify which resources are most accessed and identified by end-users as meeting their needs. In addition, challenges and issues stakeholders face with CDL program implementation, management, and maintaining compliance with FMCSRs were identified.

Working with the stakeholder groups, a comprehensive suite of program enhancements were developed that can be used to address the stakeholder issues identified. A pilot test was conducted of a subset of the program enhancements designed to address stakeholder-identified challenges and issues.

Results were compiled in a final report and presented to stakeholder groups through presentations at national association meetings, webinars, and other stakeholder engagement activities.