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Measure will allow transport companies to train new professional drivers free of charge and reinforce road safetyThe Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) approved Supreme Decree No. 003-2026-MTC, through which an Exceptional Temporary Regime is created aimed at promoting the professionalization of drivers of the public land transportation service for people and goods, through free driving training programs.
The objective of the standard is to contribute to the progressive incorporation of properly trained professional drivers, in the face of the deficit identified in the sector, guaranteeing the continuity of the transportation service and strengthening road safety at the national level.
This regime, of a voluntary, exceptional and non-profit nature, will be valid for two years and will allow authorized transport companies to develop Driving Training Programs aimed at applicants for class A professional licenses, in categories III-a, III-b and III-c, as an alternative to the traditional requirements of previous driving experience.
The programs contemplate intensive practical training, which includes between 150 and 180 hours of driving practices, under the supervision of qualified instructors and in authorized vehicles, meeting strict safety and control criteria established by the MTC.
Likewise, the decree creates the Registry of Transportation Companies of the Driving Training Program, run by the MTC, in which companies interested in providing these programs must register, accrediting minimum conditions of infrastructure, vehicle fleet, monitors and commitment to the Organizational Road Safety Initiative.
The MTC will permanently monitor the regime through monthly reports and a semi-annual technical report, in order to evaluate its results and determine the need to maintain, modify or end its validity.
With this measure, the Ministry of Transport and Communications reaffirms its commitment to improving the quality of land transportation, road safety and the professionalization of the sector, for the benefit of users and the development of the country.
