and
WHEREAS, A Commonwealth vehicle safety inspection requires a
road test and therefore a certified inspection mechanic must
hold a valid license for each class of vehicle that they are
certified to inspect; and
WHEREAS, Due to the implementation of the FMCSA entry-level
driver training requirements, a student must take a lengthy and
expensive course through a driving school to obtain a commercial
driver's license; and
WHEREAS, Many entry-level mechanic technicians who work at a
Commonwealth-certified official inspection station, can operate
large vehicles and frequently move them in and out of the shop
and understand the operation of the vehicles; and
WHEREAS, If an inspection mechanic technician possesses a
Category 3 inspection license, the technician has already been
trained and tested on heavy, commercial motor vehicles;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the United States Department
of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration to take action and ease regulatory barriers
relating to commercial driver's licenses and vehicle safety
inspections; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the United States Department
of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration to consider regulations that would reform, ease
or create exemptions for certified inspection mechanics
performing a vehicle road test requiring a commercial driver's
license; and be it further
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