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RULES OF THE ROAD * USA - Schools, firms say new truck-driving standards would yield better drivers
ew federal rules that would change the standards for truck-driver training would produce better drivers, said officials with trucking companies and driving schoolsHarrisburg,PA,USA -The Central Penn Business Journal, by Jim T. Ryan -18 Jan 2008: -- ... But the proposed rules aren’t perfect, and local industry leaders suggested some improvements... On Dec. 26, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) posted its new rules and opened a three-month comment period... The rules would require 44 hours of behind-the-wheel training for new truck drivers before they can complete their training and begin driving... They welcomed the changes FMCSA is proposing because safe, competent drivers are most important to companies, motorists and others... (Photo by Amy Spangler - Fred Crook, left, demonstrates his knowledge of the pre-trip safety inspection for James “Skip” McClellan, lead instructor at the Sage Corp. program at Lebanon County Career School in Lebanon. Crook attended the truck-driving school five years ago and is refreshing his skills to be recertified for re–entry into the truck-driving industry)
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