FMCSA, New York ready to rumble over non-domiciled CDL rules

The state of New York and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are headed toward oral arguments at the end of next month in their legal battle over the federal cutoff of funds to the Empire State over a conflict regarding the state’s issuance of non-domiciled CDLs and Commercial Learning Permits (CLPs). With FMCSA having filed its brief to the Second Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals last week, both sides have spelled out their case in preparation for oral arguments on September 28 in lower Manhattan. The key issue, according to the state’s brief, is just how long a non-domiciled CDL issued by New York–or by extension, any state–can stay in effect if its duration does not line up with how long the non-domiciled CDL holder is legally permitted to be in the U.