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

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Published

January 28, 2026

Issuing agencies

Transportation DepartmentFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Abstract

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.

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