The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced the removal of nearly 3,000 commercial driver’s license training providers from the agency’s Training Provider Registry (TPR) for failing to comply with the regulations in 49 CFR Part 380. Another 4,500 training providers were placed on notice due to potential noncompliance.

According to the notice, this is the first step in FMCSA’s review of the 16,000 training providers listed on the TPR to identify and remove non-compliant providers. CDL Training Providers are being removed from the TPR due to:

• Falsifying or manipulating training data

• Neglecting to meet required curriculum standards, facility conditions, or instructor qualifications

• Failing to maintain accurate, complete documentation or refusing to provide records during federal audits or investigations 

FMCSA stated that training providers that receive a notice of proposed removal have 30 days to respond to FMCSA and provide evidence of compliance to avoid removal from the registry. During this period, the provider’s name will be included on the TPR Proposed Removal List, and the provider must notify all current and scheduled driver-trainees of its proposed removal status.

NEFI Counsel has confirmed with FMCSA that a driver who was trained and certified by a training provider and obtained a CDL based on that certification is still eligible to operate a commercial motor vehicle even if the training provider is later removed from the TPR for non-compliance.

Here is the list of training providers who have been removed from the TPR. Here is the list of training providers who have received notice of proposed removal from the TPR.

You may search for a new training provider in your area using the FMCSA’s TPR webpage.