Licensing Public Transportation Vehicle Operators

The objective of this research is to examine the positive and negative impacts of commercial licensing requirements for U.S. public transportation providers. The research should address impacts that affect operations, safety, recruitment and retention of vehicle operators, total capital and operating cost, and customer experience. The key audiences for this research are state departments of transportation and U.S. public transportation providers in urbanized areas of all sizes, rural areas, and tribal communities. Public transportation services addressed in this research include publicly available fixed route and demand response services.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5617
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $350000
• 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

• Start Date: 20250115
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver licenses; Needs assessment; Public transit; Recruiting; 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