The information on this web site presents selected highlights of the benefits provided by the New England Carpenters Benefit Funds. The actual plan provisions are in the legal plan documents. In the event of a conflict between the wording on this site and the legal documents, the legal documents will govern. All examples, forms, and projections included on this web site are not a guarantee of future benefits under the plans. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to interpret, amend, modify, or discontinue all or part of any plan at any time.
The CDL holder is restricted from operating a vehicle with air brakes. This. restriction is applied to a CDL if the vehicle used during the road test was not. equipped with air brakes. If the CDL holder wants to remove this restriction he must successfully pass the. knowledge test for air brakes and pass the skills test in a commercial motor. vehicle equipped with air brakes.
Before implementation of the commercial driver's license (CDL) Program in 1986, licensing requirements for driving larger vehicles and buses varied from state to state. Many drivers were operating motor vehicles that they may not have been trained or qualified to drive. This lack of training resulted in a large number of preventable traffic deaths and accidents. 1986 when the Act became law, all drivers have been required to have a CDL in order to drive a Commercial Motor Vehicle. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has developed testing standards for licensing drivers.