Transportation Department Docket FMCSA-2025-1117 Notice

2026-01679: Qualifications of Drivers: Minimum Age for Drivers; American Trucking Associations; Application for Exemption

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Summary

FMCSA requests public comment on the application of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) for a 5-year exemption to allow motor carriers that previously participated in the Agency's Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot (SDAP) program, which ended on November 7, 2025, to continue onboarding and training drivers under the age of 21.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

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