The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a plan to renew and revise its Information Collection Request (ICR) regarding Driver Qualification (DQ) Files. This request estimates the workload on commercial motor vehicle drivers and carriers for maintaining required documentation, with a projected increase in burden due to a rise in the number of drivers and the rate at which they are hired. The estimated total annual burden has increased from 14.23 million to 18.39 million hours. Public comments on this notice are invited until February 21, 2025.
Simple Explanation
The Transportation Department wants to hear what people think about their plan to keep track of how truck drivers are qualified to drive. They say more hours are needed to do this now because there are more drivers than before.