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What to expect from the new CDL driving requirements
15+ hour, 21+ min ago (242+ words) SIOUX FALLS, S. D. (Dakota News Now) - Beginning July 1, the state will require CDL holders to maintain a valid medical examiner's certificate. For decades, drivers in South Dakota have been able to legally operate trucks without a medical card, but now the…...
Proposed bill would penalize employers, remove truck drivers who can't speak English well enough to understand road signs
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (355+ words) HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVG) - A Tennessee lawmaker is proposing a bill that would take commercial truck drivers off the road if they cannot speak English well enough to understand road signs. While some support the move, others say it could…...
CDL English proficiency requirements on track to becoming state law
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (366+ words) PIERRE, S. D. (Dakota News Now) - A state lawmaker is pushing an effort to make federal language proficiency standards a part of state law. Senate Bill 164 was Senator Taffy Howard's second attempt to push this through. Last time, with Senate Bill 83, lawmakers…...