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California DMV Nearly Doubles Capacity For Commercial Driving Tests

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California DMV Nearly Doubles Capacity For Commercial Driving Tests

By Eric Kulisch of FreightWaves,

The California Division of Motor Vehicles said Tuesday it is expanding capacity to administer commercial driving tests by increasing weekend hours and shifting examiners from other parts of the state to Southern California, where more truckers are needed to pull containers from backlogged ports. 

The DMV will now offer Saturday commercial driving test appointments at three additional offices – Fullerton, Montebello and Winnetka – bringing the total number of Saturday test sites to 15. The department began offering an extra testing day at select locations earlier this year and is also training more staff to administer the tests and redirecting examiners to the areas of greatest demand to significantly expand capacity.

There is a real need to increase the number of safe truck drivers in California to transport goods. Our goal is to give everyone who needs to take a test for a commercial driver’s license the opportunity to be tested within 30 days if they meet the requirements,” said DMV Director Steve Gordon.

“Depending on the location, prospective commercial drivers can get an appointment for a test within a week.”

The DMV currently administers approximately 5,000 commercial driving tests each month statewide. Once it fully implements the strategic staffing changes, combined with expanded Saturday testing, the DMV expects to add another 4,700 appointments a month. The agency said its main focus for staffing is in Southern California because the highest demand for tests is in the greater Los Angeles area. It will monitor appointment availability and adjust if it starts to lag in other regions.

The Harbor Trucking Association, which represents motor carriers that shuttle containers between the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex, says there isn’t a shortage of drayage drivers. The problem, it argues, is marine terminals with restrictive rules about returning empty containers to swap for loaded ones, which discourages truckers from making trips.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttegieg said last month that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is working with state motor vehicle divisions to cut red tape and speed up the issuing of CDLs to get more qualified drivers on the road.

The DMV action follows the formation of a strategic partnership between California and the U.S. Department of Transportation to coordinate planning for freight-related infrastructure projects and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order for agencies to find overflow container storage yards and identify freight routes that could be exempted from the gross vehicle weight limit.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the DMV has tried to keep drivers on the road by making it possible to conduct business without coming into an office. The DMV has offered commercial driver’s license extensions and began offering more commercial driving services online, including medical certificate updates, CDL renewals and motor carrier permit renewals. The DMV also no longer requires drivers with an out-of-state commercial license to take a knowledge or skills test when transferring to a California commercial license with the same class and endorsements. 

Tyler Durden Fri, 11/12/2021 – 08:32

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