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TRANSPORTATION

BY STEPHANIE ARBAUGH
Are You Prepared for New Federal

Transportation Requirements?
Stephanie Arbaugh

On February 7, 2022, the Federal Motor Carrier district is audited by an FMCSA or ADOT
Safety Administration (FMCSA) began mandated representative.
use of the new Training Provider Registry
(TPR) for school districts and other entities that The Trust has fielded many questions over
train new drivers on commercial driver's license the past month from school districts that have
(CDL) requirements. Additionally, under the begun ELDT training and utilizing the TPR. The
federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st following reflect the most common concerns
Century Act, school districts that deliver new that school districts have expressed:
school bus or commercial driver training have
additional training topics to teach and new Question: The ADOT MVD office says that I
records retention requirements to meet. have to upload information onto the TPR for a
driver trainee who started training and received
This article presents information on these a commercial learner's permit (CLP) before the
changes and what they mean for you. February 7, 2022 date. Do I have to do this even
though the regulations say I don't?
First, your Transportation Training Department
should already have registered your district with Answer: No. The TPR is only for driver
the Training Provider Registry using a Login. trainees who began training and received their
gov account. Once registered, your department CLP on or after February 7, 2022. You can
will use the TPR to upload information about communicate with the third-party examiner or
driver trainees. MVD representative to confirm that the CLP
was issued prior to February 7.
As in the past, a third-party skills examiner
would utilize the Commercial Skills Test Question: The ADOT MVD office or third-party
Information Management System (CSTIMS) to examiner says that my driver trainee doesn't
verify that each trainee is eligible for testing. qualify for the skills or road test, but I know
CSTIMS is now linked to the TPR, however, that I conducted ELDT training. What should I
so the examiner can determine whether all do?
required training information has been properly
uploaded to conduct a skills or road test. Answer: Two common reasons for this problem
are that you have missed an uploading step or you
Also, as part of the new entry-level driver are missing necessary information about the driver
training (ELDT) requirements, your district trainee.
must retain new documents on each commercial
driver trainee, including assessments for each To address this situation, on the TPR double-check
commercial endorsement showing an 80% pass that you have uploaded information for each of the
rate and a driver self-certification form. Other endorsements you trained on: Class B, school bus,
retention requirements include maintaining the and passenger. Then, confirm that you have uploaded
ELDT training curriculum and driver trainer pertinent information twice — once for the theory
qualifications, which will be needed if your (classroom) material and once for the behind-the-

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