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PennDOT defends CDL procedures after lawmakers cite fatal crashes; agency points to federal checks
Summary
Lawmakers pressed PennDOT about commercial driver licensing after recent fatal crashes; the department said it complies with state and federal rules, uses the DHS SAVE system for non-domiciled applicants, and that FMCSA identified a small number of prior errors (about 10 of 11,700 cases) which PennDOT is working to correct where federal constraints allow.
Several lawmakers used the hearing to press PennDOT about commercial driver's licenses following a string of high-profile crashes involving commercial vehicles.
Representative Debanzo asked whether CDL knowledge and skills tests are administered only in English. Kara, a PennDOT official, said knowledge tests are offered in additional languages except for the HAZMAT knowledge test (federal rules require HAZMAT testing in English) and that interpreters are not permitted for skills…
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