Drivers are required to present a training certification form to prospective employers to prove they are certified to drive LCVs. Motor carriers must not allow drivers to operate LCVs without ensuring the drivers have been properly trained in accordance with the requirements under 49 CFR part 380 The training certification form provides this assurance. Motor carriers must maintain a copy of the LCV training certification form in the driver qualification (DQ) file, required by 49 CFR § 380.401(b). During a compliance review, motor carriers responsible for the operation of LCVs must be able to show Federal or State enforcement officials that drivers responsible for operating such LCVs are certified to do so, based on the training certificate in their DQ files. This information collection will be used for the training certification of LCV drivers and instructors in accordance with 49 CFR 380.
The training provider must provide a training certificate or diploma to the entry-level driver. If an employer is the training provider, the employer must provide a training certificate or diploma to the entry-level driver. The data collected is on the certificate that the trainer creates. 49 CFR § 380.513 states the required information on the training certificate or diploma which must contain the following seven items of information: (a) Date of certificate issuance; (b) Name of training provider; (c) Mailing address of training provider; (d) Name of driver; (e) A statement that the driver has completed training in driver qualification requirements, hours of service of drivers, driver wellness, and whistleblower protection requirements; (f) The printed name of the person attesting that the driver has received the required training; and (g) The signature of the person attesting that the driver has received the required training.
US Code:
49 USC 31307
Name of Law: Minimum training requirements for operators of longer combination vehicles
This IC request is adjusted to account for growth in the number of drivers receiving LCV training annually and in the population of drivers certified to operate LCVs, as derived from U.S. Department of Labor data. In 2013, FMCSA estimated for this IC that the population of LCV drivers numbered 37,700. The Agency applies the .536% growth rate and estimates that there are currently 44,095 drivers engaged in the operation of LCVs in the U.S. FMCSA estimates that an average of 2,360 drivers will successfully complete LCV training each year of the 3-year period of this PRA request.
Both newly-trained and experienced LCV drivers are involved in the hiring process. The population of new LCV drivers numbers 2,360; the population of experienced LCV drivers who undergo the hiring process annually numbers 28,662. The Agency generated the 28,662 estimate by applying a 65 percent rate of turnover to the universe of current LCV drivers.
The revised number of respondents is 59,684 consisting of 2,360 newly-certified LCV drivers plus 28,662 currently-certified LCV drivers plus 28,662 motor carriers employing LCV drivers.
In 2013, the Agency estimated that the typical 50-hour LCV training course cost a new driver $2,710.00. The Agency adjusts this figure for inflation since 2013 by employing a factor of 10 percent, making the current average cost of this training $2,981. The total annual cost to the 2,360 drivers receiving LCV-driver training each year is therefore approximately $7,035,160.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
PRA-2126-0026 Supporting Statement 03.31.2017.docx
PRA-2126-0026 30-day FR.pdf
49 CFR 1.87.Delegations to the FMCSA Administrator.doc
Training Certification for Drivers of Longer Combination Vehicles