Commercial Driver's Skills Test Modernized To Help Address School Bus Driver Shortage

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that a new, modernized commercial driver’s license (CDL) skills test will be implemented at all PennDOT Driver License Centers that offer CDL skills tests and at all third-party CDL driving skill testers beginning Aug. 28, 2023. As new technologies emerge, the modernized CDL skills test ensures that CDL drivers have the knowledge and skills to drive safely on the road while waiving outdated requirements that hold workers back.

For example, school districts have been dealing with the school bus driver shortage since the pandemic...