Licensing Public Transportation Vehicle Operators

The objective of this project is to examine the positive and negative impacts of commercial licensing requirements for U.S. public transportation providers. This project should address the current commercial driver’s license (CDL) testing requirements and identify the key challenges public transportation agencies face. The public transportation services addressed in this project include publicly available fixed route and demand response services.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5617

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $350,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project F-34

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Transit Cooperative Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20001

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Schwager, Dianne

• Performing Organizations:

  Four Square ITP

  Rockville, MD  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Brennan, Sandy

• Start Date: 20250707
• Expected Completion Date: 20270709
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver licenses; Needs assessment; Public transit; Training; Transit operators
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01902057
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project F-34
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Dec 13 2023 12:09PM