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Workforce Training department updates CDL training to meet new federal law

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Juan Hernandez, a TSTC CDL instructor, makes plans to ensure that the TSTC Harlingen campus is accredited for the new Entry-Level Driver Training federal law. (TSTC photo.)

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HARLINGEN, Texas – Texas State Technical College’s Workforce Training department will update its commercial driver’s license (CDL) training to meet compliance as an accredited program for the new Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) that will take effect Feb. 7, 2022, and be overseen by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

The ELDT regulations apply to those seeking to obtain a Class A or Class B CDL for the first time; upgrade an existing Class B CDL to a Class A CDL; or obtain a school bus (S), passenger (P) or hazardous materials (H) endorsement for the first time.

TSTC’s Professional Driving Academy offers an in-house written exam and a hands-on driving test, and serves as a third-party Texas Department of Public Safety testing site.

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Juan Hernandez and Robert Ramirez, TSTC CDL instructors, added they are state-certified examiners.

“(My) team is tech savvy, and we will be in compliance,” Hernandez said.

In the four-week training program, entry-level students learn how to conduct a pre-trip inspection and demonstrate backing and parallel parking skills, among other requirements.

Veteran drivers seeking to add an endorsement to their license can register with the TSTC location in Harlingen.

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The course length is 160 hours.

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