Common violations

• Unqualified Teachers: Instructors did not even hold the correct licenses or permits for the vehicles they were teaching their students to drive.
• Improper Vehicles: Schools were using vehicles that didn’t match the type of training being offered.
• Incomplete Assessments: Providers failed to properly test students on basic requirements.
• State Non-Compliance: Schools allegedly admitted to investigators that they did not even meet their own state’s specific requirements.

“We mobilized hundreds of investigators to visit these schools in person to ensure strict compliance with federal safety standards,” said FMCSA Administrator Derek D. Barrs. “If a school isn’t using the right vehicles or if their instructors aren’t qualified, they have no business training the next generation of truckers or school bus drivers.”