The Department of Transportation made a final rule implementing higher fines for drug/alcohol violations. According to the new regulations, those who violate any part of 49 CFR part 382, subpart G…, could be fined up to (but not exceed) $5,833. Also, fines have been increased for those who violate an…
Due to the current pandemic, some carriers are having a difficult time adhering to the current drug and alcohol testing obligations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced that it will be offering some flexibility when enforcing testing rates and whether or not tests can be spread out throughout…
The latest monthly summary put out by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse gives some good insight at how many in the trucking industry are signing up and what they have in their systems. According to the summary, 80% of the violations reported were positive drug…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has given an exemption to Motion Picture Compliance Solutions in regards to the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse’s pre-employment full query. MPCS will be allowed to run a limited query of the Clearinghouse rather than a required full pre-employment query. MPCS was granted this exemption…
Since the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse went live at the beginning of January, over 90% of drivers looking for a job have not signed up. Of those who have signed up, 3,000 of them have failed drug and alcohol tests. Drivers are not required to…
Beginning January 6, pre-employment queries and registrations were a federal requirement for new truck drivers through the FMCSA’s Clearinghouse. When it was first online and available to use the amount of registrations and requests crashed the site making it so companies had to manually check new driver backgrounds. The Federal…
A new directive for federal agencies will allow the collection and testing of oral fluids in drug testing programs. The Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs is published in the Federal Register and states that DOT (and other federal agencies) are required to develop programs based on these…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse will begin Jan. 6, 2020. This online and secure database gives real-time information about CDL holder’s alcohol and drug violations. Owner-operators must register in the Clearinghouse and is required to work with a third party to manage drug and alcohol…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has opened the new Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse for registration. The Clearinghouse has been put into place so the FMCSA, law enforcement, CMV employers and driver license agencies can find CDL drivers who have violated federal alcohol and drug testing. Ultimately,…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released a PDF on the Clearinghouse website showing query prices for carriers to use on their current and future drivers. An individual plan, for one driver, costs $1.25 while a bundled plan for 7,500 drivers costs $9,375. A query is a search into…