Can you tell if these drivers are compliant with the longer combination vehicle (LCV) requirements?
Scenario 1: A prospective candidate comes in for an interview to drive a longer combination vehicle (LCV) for your company. During the interview, you learn that the candidate possesses a Class A commercial driver’s license (CDL) with a doubles/triples endorsement but does not have documentation of LCV training.
Scenario 2: Another prospective candidate comes in for an interview to drive an LCV for your company. This driver possesses a valid Class A CDL with a doubles/triples endorsement and presents to you an LCV Driver-Training Certificate of Grandfathering.
Question: Are these drivers complying with the longer combination vehicle (LCV) requirements?
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Can you tell if these drivers are compliant with the longer combination vehicle (LCV) requirements?: Answers
Scenario 1 answer: No. In addition to possessing a valid Class A CDL with a doubles/triples endorsement, the driver must possess an LCV Driver-Training Certificate as evidence of successful completion of an LCV driver training course. If the driver cannot present a certificate, the driver is subject to LCV driver training.
Scenario 2 answer: Yes. LCV driver training was required on and after June 1, 2004. The LCV Driver-Training Certificate of Grandfathering was issued during the year following that compliance deadline.
If the driver possessed a valid Class A CDL with an LCV endorsement prior to June 1, 2004, and met specific provisions listed in 380.111 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), an LCV Driver-Training Certificate of Grandfathering was issued to the driver and LCV instruction was not required.