Posted On:
May 17, 2009
"Illinois Cracks Down on Truck Driver Licensing to Reduce Truck Accidents and Improve Trucking Safety "
The Chicago Personal Injury Blog has posted an article about unqualified drivers obtaining licenses to drive trucks, buses, and other large vehicles.
Testing methods to get licenses to operate large vehicles vary in different states. Some states have more rigorous procedures than others. For example, Illinois is just 1 of 12 states that require the driver to test in the type of vehicle they will be operating.
The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (CMVSA) was designed to keep drivers from having a commercial license in more than one state. At least this would keep unqualified drivers confined to the state that their license was issued.
The CMVSA is also cracking down on the past practice among some unqualified drivers who had multiple licenses from different states to spread around their traffic convictions using different licenses from different states. A new system allows states to exchange information on traffic violations, making it easier to remove problem drivers from the road. In addition, truck drivers who violate the law are subject to tougher penalties.
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