{"text":"\"Despite proposed delays regarding certain parts of the federal Entry Level Driver Training rule, commercial driver license training schools shouldn’t dawdle as the rule’s upcoming effective date nears, according to training expert Jim Butler.\n\nButler, who serves as director of CDL programs at Blue Ridge Community College, participated in a webinar hosted by Instructional Technologies Inc. on Aug. 7.\n\nNew drivers have until Feb. 7, 2020, to comply with the requirements outlined in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s final rule on ELDT. The rule, issued in 2016, stipulates that drivers pursuing Class A or Class B CDLs must complete classroom lessons and behind-the-wheel instruction from groups that are listed on FMCSA’s forthcoming Training Provider Registry, an electronic database that will contain ELDT information.\n\nRead more: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/eldt-compliance-urged-despite-fmcsas-proposed-delays\"","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true}