FMCSA has again waived the requirement that a CLP holder be accompanied by a CDL holder, with the proper CDL class and endorsements, seated in the front seat of the vehicle while the CLP holder operates a CMV on public roads or highways. Under this waiver, a CLP holder may operate a CMV on public roads or highways without an accompanying CDL holder present in the front seat of the vehicle, provided that the CDL holder is elsewhere in the cab. The CLP holder must be in possession of evidence from the testing jurisdiction, including an authorized third-party tester, that the CLP holder has passed the CDL driving skills test, and, the CLP holder has a valid non-CDL driver’s license, CLP, and medical certificate, unless FMCSA’s waiver regarding expiring CDLs, CLPs and medical examiners’ certificates, effective on January 1, 2021, applies.
FMCSA has also waived the restriction that limits a state to administering a driving skills test to an out of state CDL applicant who has taken driver training in that state. Under the terms, conditions, and restrictions of this waiver, a state may elect to administer a driving skills test to any out of state CDL applicant, regardless of where the applicant received driver training. This waiver expires on February 28, 2021 or upon the revocation of the President’s Declaration of National Emergency