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Texas DMV Say Ok to Driving a Bus in Texas Without Learning About the Engine

Texas DMV Driving a Bus

Most CDL's for driving a bus in Texas have always required that you learn and test out of a portion called "under the hood." A lot of bus drivers are supposed to know what is wrong with a bus and how to maintain one before driving it. It's par for the course when getting a commercial driver's license to drive a school bus.

The trouble is, there is such a shortage of bus drivers in Texas right now that the DPS has decided to manage this shortage in a very different way. Rather than offer monetary incentives to get more school bus drivers on board, the Department of Public Safety has decided to offer a waiver for the "under the hood" part of the CDL test.

Essentially, anyone willing to get a CDL and drive a school bus in the state of Texas right now can request this waiver and skip this part of the test. You just have to pass the written and driving skills tests.

Why This Is a Good Thing

This is good news all around since it will help shorten the wait time to get a CDL and it will help decrease the number of open bus driver positions. Many families in need of school bus services support this endeavor because it also helps them with high gas bills and car expenses. Parents won't have to keep driving kids to school once enough bus drivers are hired as a result of this waiver.

Where It Isn't a Hot Idea

Although school buses rarely break down, the fact remains that they might. If a driver chose to use the waiver to pass on the engine recognition test, the driver can't fix what is wrong with the bus. It also means that municipalities will have to take on a heavier workload maintaining local school buses. However, the aspect of having enough school buses in operation to get children to school outweighs this particular issue.

How to Get the Waiver

If you have been considering becoming a school bus driver in Texas, now's the time. The waiver will only be offered by DPS until there is an adequate number of school buses on the roads again. You will still have to take and pass all of the other tests related to a CDL, and you have to make an appointment to request the waiver for the "under the hood" part of the CDL exam.

Drive a Bus in Texas Without Learning About the Engine Most CDL's for driving a bus in Texas have always required that you learn and test out of a portion called "under the hood." A lot of bus drivers are supposed to know what is wrong with a bus and how to maintain one before driving it. It's par for the course when getting a commercial driver's license to drive a school bus.

The trouble is, there is such a shortage of bus drivers in Texas right now that the DPS has decided to manage this shortage in a very different way. Rather than offer monetary incentives to get more school bus drivers on board, the Department of Public Safety has decided to offer a waiver for the "under the hood" part of the CDL test.

Essentially, anyone willing to get a CDL and drive a school bus in the state of Texas right now can request this waiver and skip this part of the test. You just have to pass the written and driving skills tests.

Why This Is a Good Thing

This is good news all around since it will help shorten the wait time to get a CDL and it will help decrease the number of open bus driver positions. Many families in need of school bus services support this endeavor because it also helps them with high gas bills and car expenses. Parents won't have to keep driving kids to school once enough bus drivers are hired as a result of this waiver.

Where It Isn't a Hot Idea

Although school buses rarely break down, the fact remains that they might. If a driver chose to use the waiver to pass on the engine recognition test, the driver can't fix what is wrong with the bus. It also means that municipalities will have to take on a heavier workload maintaining local school buses. However, the aspect of having enough school buses in operation to get children to school outweighs this particular issue.

How to Get the Waiver

If you have been considering becoming a school bus driver in Texas, now's the time. The waiver will only be offered by DPS until there is an adequate number of school buses on the roads again. You will still have to take and pass all of the other tests related to a CDL, and you have to make an appointment to request the waiver for the "under the hood" part of the CDL exam. Drive a Bus in Texas Without Learning About the Engine Most CDLs for driving a bus in Texas have always required that you learn and test out of a portion called "under the hood." A lot of bus drivers are supposed to know what is wrong with a bus and how to maintain one before driving it. It's par for the course when getting a commercial driver's license to drive a school bus.

The trouble is, there is such a shortage of bus drivers in Texas right now that the DPS has decided to manage this shortage in a very different way. Rather than offer monetary incentives to get more school bus drivers on board, the Department of Public Safety has decided to offer a waiver for the "under the hood" part of the CDL test.

Essentially, anyone willing to get a CDL and drive a school bus in the state of Texas right now can request this waiver and skip this part of the test. You just have to pass the written and driving skills tests.

Why This Is a Good Thing

This is good news all around since it will help shorten the wait time to get a CDL and it will help decrease the number of open bus driver positions. Many families in need of school bus services support this endeavor because it also helps them with high gas bills and car expenses. Parents won't have to keep driving kids to school once enough bus drivers are hired as a result of this waiver.

Where It Isn't a Hot Idea

Although school buses rarely break down, the fact remains that they might. If a driver chose to use the waiver to pass on the engine recognition test, the driver can't fix what is wrong with the bus. It also means that municipalities will have to take on a heavier workload maintaining local school buses. However, the aspect of having enough school buses in operation to get children to school outweighs this particular issue.

How to Get the Waiver

If you have been considering becoming a school bus driver in Texas, now's the time. The waiver will only be offered by DPS until there is an adequate number of school buses on the roads again. You will still have to take and pass all of the other tests related to a CDL, and you have to make an appointment to request the waiver for the "under the hood" part of the CDL exam.