The Entry Level Driving Training is yet again expected to face a stumbling rock as plans are
being put in place to postpone it further till 2022. The Federal regulators are reportedly working
on finalizing an official notice by mid-December, according to a DOT official who sought to
remain anonymous. He added that the move by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
is connected to the fact that most states haven't yet aligned their systems according to the federal
system. Earlier on in the summer, a partial delay had initially been announced, the officials
claiming that they were working on a strategy of implementation.

According to the Commercial Vehicle Training Association President Don Lefeve, FMCSA is
aware of the problem at hand, and he can only hope that they find a viable solution before the
end of two years. He aired his disappointment over the continued stalling, and it acknowledged
that it would be the state of affairs for another two years. Lefeve also stated that with the current
state of affairs, many programs do not meet the required standards that will still be running, and
there wouldn't be a formal training requirement.

The vice president of training program development for Instructional Technologies, Laura
McMillan, said that it had been a long wait for the standards to be implemented. She argued that
the only way to improve the trucking industry is if the drivers will be well prepared through
adequate and purposeful training. She stated that the states were not to blame for the delay,
claiming that it was the federal regulators' failure that had led to the misfortunes the new
curriculum is facing. The first failure, as per Laura’s sentiments, was the failure to present the
provider registry as it had been scheduled.

The amendments made in 2016, provided that for a new driver to receive a Class A or Class B
commercial driver's license, the training providers had to meet specific standards contained in the
curriculum. The director of safety policy for American Trucking Associations, Dan Horvath, said
that he was not taken by shock by the delay speculations. The comments posted over the ELDT
implementation, all pointed towards having the delay until 2022.

The Minnesota Trucking Association was also noted to be in support of the delay until all
systems are brought to a standard where they are fully compliant since partial implementation
only raises more chances for erroneousness in the whole process leading to unintended and
uncalled for failures to comply. Jane Schrank conclusively suggested that to avoid any sorts of
confusion for both schools and those with intent to acquire CDLs; the entire process must wait
till 2022 February 7th.