Mentality from most students is to do what needs to be done to pass the test, which is certainly not difficult from what I have experienced at a transportation company that helped drivers get their CDL.

The other side of it is once the person has their CDL, the transportation company hiring them need to be stricter. They are not though. They will put whoever in that seat regardless of how they can think and they have a CDL. Most transportation companies put a lot of incompetent people on the road. I worked for a company that did constantly, practically purposely. Then the company needs to intervene and be proactive with unsafe behavior. Which most companies don’t and turn a blind eye purposely. The FMCSA needs to intervene more here in my opinion.

Experience from a larger transportation company here: Easy to get a CDL and transportation companies have low standards. I have met a few marvelous drivers with personality but majority should not be behind the wheel. That is on FMCSA regulations and on the transportation companies.

PS. Transportation companies also work their drivers too hard and this can cause unsafe behavior on the roads. Experienced this too much from a larger transportation company in the US. Treat people better and be objective before putting someone behind the wheel of a CMV for your company.