C.R. England has just been granted an exemption by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) which will allow them to let CDL permit holders drive as a part of a traditional team.
The company filed their request for the exemption late last year.
Normally, a permit holder can only drive if accompanied by a licensed driver in the front seat. Under the exemption, however, the licensed driver will no longer be required to be in the front seat when the permit holder is behind the wheel.
This will allow the pair to operate as a team, with the licensed driver able to rest in a truck’s sleeper berth, for example.
For England, this means their permit holders instantly become revenue producing drivers for the company.
C.R. England, which is one of the largest refrigerated transportation carriers in the country, claims that the exemption will allow them to hire more drivers and fill empty trucks more easily.
