"In December 2008, the Tennessee Department of Safety sent notices to each State's Commercial Driver License Coordinator informing them that our department has information indicating that a third party testing company did not administer the skills tests in accordance with the Rules of the Tennessee Department of Safety's Driver Services Division, Chapter 1340-1-13-.22, paragraph 5(b) 10, or Federal Regulation 383.75(a)(2)(iii)(1993).
With the assistance of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Nashville Division, the department was able to locate the current address for each driver who tested for their CDL skills Test with this third party testing company. The department then suggested that each State's CDL Coordinator require drivers to submit to a re-test in order to maintain their current Commercial Driver License. Those drivers that currently reside in Tennessee will be required by our department to submit to a complete retest which consists of both Knowledge and skills tests.
Tennessee did not indicate that the commercial license issued to CDL holders who tested with the third party testing company were fraudulent or invalid, but indicated that the skills tests were not administered properly as outlined in state and federal regulations for third party testing. For those drivers that are no longer Tennessee residents, they must comply with the state that currently has jurisdiction of their license. That state has sole discretion as to how and if they are going to re-test their drivers."
These drivers are mis taking this notice ...read it .