Oregon — The U.S. Department of Transportation has removed nearly 3,000 commercial driver’s license (CDL) training providers from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Training Provider Registry (TPR) after federal reviewers found they failed to meet required training and documentation standards. Another 4,500 providers were formally placed on notice for potential noncompliance.
Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said the action is part of a broader effort to tighten federal oversight of CDL training programs. “This administration is cracking down on every link in the illegal trucking chain,” Duffy said, arguing that earlier practices allowed “unqualified drivers” to enter the industry.
FMCSA Administrator Derek D. Barrs said providers were removed for a range of violations, including falsifying training data, failing to meet federal curriculum and facility requirements, and not producing records during audits or investigations. Providers that received notices of proposed removal now have 30 days to submit evidence demonstrating compliance. During that period, their names will appear on the TPR Proposed Removal List, and they must notify all current and scheduled trainees of their status.
The Training Provider Registry contains more than 16,000 CDL training programs nationwide and serves as the federal listing of providers authorized to deliver Entry-Level Driver Training. Officials described the removals as the first phase of a comprehensive review aimed at improving roadway safety through stricter accountability and enforcement.
USDOT said the initiative follows other recent safety actions intended to address unqualified drivers and fraudulent operators within the trucking industry.
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