I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5358 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to 
commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2018 
Mr. HUNTER
(for himself, Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH, Mr. JONES, Mr. 
GROTHMAN, and Mr. SENSENBRENNER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations 
relating to commercial motor vehicle drivers under the 
age of 21, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Developing Respon-
sible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act’’ or the 
‘‘DRIVE-Safe Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL 
DRIVERS UNDER THE AGE OF 21. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘apprentice’’ means an individual under the age of 
21 who holds a commercial driver’s license. 
(b) APPRENTICE.—An apprentice— 
(1) may drive a commercial motor vehicle in 
interstate commerce while taking part in the 120- 
hour probationary period (as described in subsection 
(c)(1)) and the 280-hour probationary period (as de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2)), pursuant to an appren-
ticeship program established by an employer that 
complies with the requirements of this section; and 
(2) may drive a commercial motor vehicle in 
interstate commerce once such apprentice completes 
such an apprenticeship program. 
(c) FORM OF APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘apprenticeship program’’ 
means one that is defined and structured as follows: 
(1) 120-HOUR PROBATIONARY PERIOD.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The apprentice shall 
complete 120 hours of on-duty time, of which at 
least 80 hours are driving time in a commercial 
motor vehicle. 
(B) 
PERFORMANCE
BENCHMARKS.—In 
order to complete the 120-hour probationary 
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period, an employer shall determine that the 
apprentice is competent in the following areas: 
(i) Interstate, light city traffic, rural 
two-lane, and evening driving. 
(ii) Safety awareness. 
(iii) Speed and space management. 
(iv) Lane control. 
(v) Mirror scanning. 
(vi) Right and left turns. 
(vii) Logging and complying with 
rules concerning hours of service. 
(2) 280-HOUR PROBATIONARY PERIOD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—After completion of the 
requirements of paragraph (1), the apprentice 
shall complete 280 hours of on-duty time, of 
which at least 160 hours are driving time in a 
commercial motor vehicle. 
(B) 
PERFORMANCE
BENCHMARKS.—In 
order to complete the 280-hour probationary 
period, an employer shall determine that the 
apprentice is competent in the following areas: 
(i) Backing and maneuvering in close 
quarters. 
(ii) Pre-trip inspections. 
(iii) Fueling procedures. 
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(iv) Weighing loads, weight distribu-
tion, and sliding tandems. 
(v) Coupling and uncoupling proce-
dures. 
(vi) Trip planning, truck routes, map 
reading, navigation, and permits. 
(vii) Transporting hazardous mate-
rials, if properly endorsed. 
(3) RESTRICTIONS FOR FIRST PERIOD.—During 
the driving time described in paragraph (1), the ap-
prentice may not operate a commercial motor vehicle 
on which hazardous materials placards are placed. 
(4) RESTRICTIONS FOR BOTH PERIODS.—Dur-
ing the driving time described in paragraphs (1) and 
(2)— 
(A) the apprentice may only drive a com-
mercial motor vehicle that has— 
(i) automatic manual or automatic 
transmissions; 
(ii) active braking collision mitigation 
systems; 
(iii) forward-facing video event cap-
ture; and 
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