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Montana resolution urges federal review of CDL rules for school buses and heavy recreational vehicles
Summary
Sen. Barry Usher asked the House Transportation Committee to send a letter to Montana's federal delegation urging review of commercial driver license requirements that sponsors say deter school-bus drivers and create confusing, weight- and intent-based distinctions for pickups, RVs and trailers.
Senator Barry Usher introduced Senate Joint Resolution 3, asking the Legislature to send a letter to Montana’s congressional delegation urging federal review of Commercial Driver License (CDL) requirements for some noncommercial vehicles and school buses.
"We really need to look at these CDL license requirements for these lower level vehicles," Senator Barry Usher said, adding that rules based on vehicle weight and "intent" can be confusing. Usher told the committee he has heard school-bus training and certification costs of "4 to $6,000" and said that expense reduces…
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