The purpose of this award to the marshall university research corporation is to develop strong partnerships with federal and state stakeholders to provide: (1) a paperless, mobile CDL system to…

The purpose of this $603,619 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (CFDA #20.232 Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation Grant) to the Marshall University Research Corporation is to:

1. Develop a paperless, mobile commercial driver's license (CDL) system to reduce errors, increase fraud detection, and improve data exchange capabilities between jurisdictions and the Commercial Skills Test Information Management System (CSTIMS).

2. Automate and enhance CDL knowledge testing capabilities to meet federal guidelines and standards, while reducing the costs associated with system changes.

3. Continue supporting CDL examiners and administrators by making the testing process more efficient and effective.

The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028, with the goal of strengthening partnerships between the grantee, federal agencies, and state stakeholders to modernize CDL programs across the country.

The purpose of this award to the marshall university research corporation is to develop strong partnerships with federal and state stakeholders to provide: (1) a paperless, mobile CDL system to jurisdictions of various sizes to reduce errors, increase fraud detection capabilities and improve the overall CDL data exchange both internally (e.g., jurisdiction CDL systems) and externally (e.g., cstims) (2) knowledge testing capabilities that automate jurisdiction testing systems to meet federal guidelines and standards and reduce the cost of expensive changes and (3) continue to support examiners and administrators by making CDL testing more efficient and effective.